68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior Approval for the change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Oct 2026, from Tower Hamlets's recent changes of use.
Documents 32
Statements & assessments 11
Plans & drawings 15
Application forms 1
Other documents 5
Site constraints 11
Show all 24 with distances
- 61 m114-122, Brick LaneGrade II
- 94 m34-38, Hanbury Street E1Grade II
- 99 m21, 23, 25, Princelet Street E1Grade II
- 102 mBrick Lane Jamme Masjid (Former School and Vestry to Neuve Eglise)Grade II
- 109 mBrick Lane Jamme Masjid (Former Neuve Eglise)Grade II*
- 120 mBlack Eagle BreweryGrade II
- 121 m19, Princelet Street E1Grade II*
- 121 m18-22, Princelet Street E1Grade II
- 122 mThe Directors' House, Truman BreweryGrade II*
- 128 m57, Brick LaneGrade II
- 129 m17, Princelet Street E1Grade II
- 130 mVat House, Truman's BreweryGrade II
- 132 m16, Princelet StreetGrade II
- 133 m24 and 26, Hanbury Street E1Grade II
- 134 m15, Princelet Street E1Grade II
- 135 m39, Fournier Street E1Grade II
- 137 m12 and 14, Princelet Street E1Grade II
- 140 m13, Princelet Street E1Grade II
- 140 m37, Fournier Street E1Grade II
- 145 m35, Fournier Street E1Grade II
- 145 mArea Railings at No 20Grade II
- 146 m11, Princelet StreetGrade II
- 148 mEngineer's House, Truman's BreweryGrade II
- 149 mArea Railings at Nos 16 and 18Grade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Application type
- Class E to resi
- Postcode
- E1 5JL
- Received
- 4 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Spitalfields and Banglatown
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Future Planning and Development
- Leaseholder
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 35 of the 56-day target. Tower Hamlets usually decides changes of use by day 56.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Tower Hamlets in the last twelve months, from validation. Tower Hamlets decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 15 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 15 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 6 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 24 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
30 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Tower Hamlets is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #207 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).
Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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