Calcutta House, London Metropolitan University, Old Castle Street, London, E1 7NT
Approved on 17 April 2026
Council decision: No Objections to OBSDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Consultation by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets on phased mixed-use redevelopment of the site, involving part-demolition and part-retention, refurbishment, and extension of Calcutta House and the Annex Building, to provide Higher Education floorspace (Use Class F1); the demolition of 130 Whitechapel High Street and 133-137 Whitechapel High Street (excluding retained façade), and the erection of a new building to provide Purpose Built Student Accommodation (Use Class Sui Generis), Retail (Use Class E), and flexible Office / Community floorspace (Use Class E/F2); with landscaping, public realm, and associated ancillary works for each phase. (LBTH ref: PA/26/00391/A1)
- Received
- 27 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- City of London Corporation
- Ward
- Portsoken
- ReceivedReceived27 Mar
- ValidatedValidated27 Mar
- Consult.Consultation14 Apr
- TargetTarget Date17 Apr
- DecidedDecided17 Apr
Decided in 21 days
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at Calcutta House, London Metropolitan University, Old Castle Street, London, E1 7NT. City of London has handled 6,632 applications of this type. This one was decided in 21 days, 8 weeks quicker than City of London's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Portsoken. We hold 2,489 applications in total for the E1 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- E1 7NT
- Application type
- Observations from other Boroughs
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 14 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 31 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 14 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 14 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 17 April 2026
- Committee meeting
- 17 April 2026
- Permission expires
- 17 April 2031
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 21 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 3
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202627 Oct
Notification from London Borough of Tower Hamlets on planning application for Phased mixed-use redevelopment…
PendingApplication26/01541/OBS - 202522 Sep
Consultation by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for the request for an Environmental Impact Assessment…
No Objection to Proposal (OBS only)All Other25/01307/OBS
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