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1 - 7 Leyden Street, London

PA/17/01643/RFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 14 August 2017

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Redevelopment of existing buildings, including the retention of the facade and principal structure, demolition of the existing side structure and replacement with five storey extension infilling gap up to boundary with 2-10 Cobb Street, to provide new retail unit (use class A1) at ground floor level and 7 residential units (use class C3) comprising comprising 1 x 1 bed, 5 x 2 bed, and 1 x 3 bed units

Received
19 June 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Spitalfields and Banglatown
  1. Received19 Jun
  2. Validated19 Jun
  3. Consult.14 Jul
  4. Target14 Aug
  5. Decided14 Aug

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 1 - 7 Leyden Street, London. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the Wentworth Street conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across Spitalfields and Banglatown.

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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 June 2017
Consultation expiry
14 July 2017
Consultation end
14 July 2017
Neighbour consultation start
23 June 2017
Target decision date
14 August 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address
30 Golders Manor Drive, London, NW11 9HT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
29 June 2017

Additional information

Documents
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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