65-66 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7PL
Approved on 20 July 2012
Council decision: Permit
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Proposal
Change of use of upper floors from ancillary retail storage (Use Class A1) to residential (Use Class C3), comprising 2 x 1 bed (2 person) flats and 1 x 2 bed (3 person) flat, together with the demolition and reconstruction of the mansard roof with new rear roof terrace, reconstruction of rear stairwell, creation of amenity courtyard at first floor level and the installation of three roof lights.
- Received
- 19 April 2012
- Ward
- Whitechapel
- Agent
- JOHNSTON architecture & design
- ReceivedReceived19 Apr
- ValidatedValidated19 Apr
- Consult.Consultation6 Jun
- TargetTarget Date14 Jun
- DecidedDecided20 Jul
Decided in 92 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 65-66 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7PL. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 92 days, 5 weeks longer than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the Whitechapel High Street conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 7PL
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 April 2012
- Consultation expiry
- 6 June 2012
- Consultation start
- 16 May 2012
- Consultation end
- 6 June 2012
- Neighbour consultation start
- 16 May 2012
- Target decision date
- 14 June 2012
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- JOHNSTON architecture & design
- Agent address
- GF Sudio, 6 Cheshire Street, Spitalfields, London, E2 6EH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 23 May 2012
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Whitechapel High Street
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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Source: Tower Hamlets
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