Basement And Ground Floor, 26 Hanbury Street, London, E1 6QR Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/01715/NC - Full Planning Permission Registered
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Proposed change of use from Class E to a flexible Class E and Sui Generis use, incorporating a tattoo studio. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 7 Oct 2026
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Consultation
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 2 Dec 2026, from Tower Hamlets's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 5 Nov 2026

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Documents 5

Statements & assessments 1

PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORT Report · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED DRAWINGS Current Plan · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER DATED: 06 OCT 2026 Correspondence · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Fournier Street conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Article 4 direction
Brick Lane. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Archaeological priority area: Tower Hamlets APA 2.12
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Tower Hamlets AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Town centre: Brick Lane
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
62 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 24 and 26, Hanbury Street E1, Grade II, 2 m away · 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 56 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1130 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Heritage at risk 32 m away: 19, Princelet Street, Spitalfields; Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area114 m² (1,227 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 52)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Tower Hamlets
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
E1 6QR
Received
around 7 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Spitalfields and Banglatown
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Monmouth Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Tower Hamlets usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
52decided in the last year

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 Oct 2026
Consultation
15 Oct 2026
Comments by
5 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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Tower Hamlets
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#201 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tower Hamlets decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #229 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #167 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #207 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #167 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
52 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
55%
Change of use approved
67 decided
998
Total decisions
164 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.