38-40 Commercial Road, London, E1 1LN
Approved on 28 July 2003
Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Extension to rear of existing building above service bay across first to sixth floors for B1/B8 uses.
- Received
- 3 June 2003
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Whitechapel
- Agent
- Setchfield Architects
- ReceivedReceived3 Jun
- ValidatedValidated3 Jun
- Consult.Consultation10 Jun
- TargetTarget Date29 Jul
- DecidedDecided28 Jul
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at 38-40 Commercial Road, London, E1 1LN. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 134 applications across Whitechapel. We hold 2,489 applications in total for the E1 postcode area.
83% of full applications at London Borough of Tower Hamlets were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- E1 1LN
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 June 2003
- Consultation expiry
- 10 June 2003
- Consultation start
- 20 May 2003
- Consultation end
- 10 June 2003
- Target decision date
- 29 July 2003
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Setchfield Architects
- Agent address
- 47 Chilton Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4JB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: Aldgate East
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, tree preservation orders, 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.
- 201820 Nov
Change of use of existing vacant basement from Class B1 Office to Class D2 Fitness Studio.
RefusedFull Planning PermissionPA/18/03313/R - 200011 Dec
Determination that prior approval will be required for the proposed siting and appearance of telecoms…
ApprovedTelecoms Determination (GPDO Part 24)PA/00/01897/
Source: Tower Hamlets
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