17-23 Whitby Street, London E1
Approved on 9 October 2023
Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)9 conditions
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Proposal
Proposed rooftop development to provide one new apartment and replacement of metal cladding from existing building.
- Received
- 18 April 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Weavers
- ReceivedReceived18 Apr
- ValidatedValidated18 Apr
- Consult.Consultation9 Jun
- TargetTarget Date13 Jun
- DecidedDecided9 Oct
Decided in 174 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 17-23 Whitby Street, London E1. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 174 days, 17 weeks longer than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the Redchurch Street conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 105 applications across Weavers.
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
- 18 April 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 9 June 2023
- Consultation end
- 9 June 2023
- Neighbour consultation start
- 3 May 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 9 June 2023
- Target decision date
- 13 June 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 3 Cherry Tree Court, Bartestree, Hereford, HR1 4FG
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 4 May 2023
- Advertisement expiry
- 9 June 2023
- Site notice start
- 18 May 2023
- Site notice end
- 9 June 2023
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Redchurch Street
- Article 4 direction: Redchurch Street 1Next to the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20261 Oct
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.5 (Construction Management Plan) & 7 (Samples and full…
PendingDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01676/S - 201729 Mar
Installation of 6 air-conditioning condensers on the flat roof.
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionPA/16/03743/NC - 20114 May
Submission of details pursuant to condition 6 (facing materials) attached to Planning Permission dated 18th…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/11/00803/S - 200322 Aug
Construction of an extension at first and second floor levels with use of the first floor extension as…
RefusedFull Planning PermissionPA/03/00970
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