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116-118, Commercial Street and 2-4 Corbet Place, London, E1

PA/23/00739/NCFull Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Addition of a single storey roof extension to provide Class E office accommodation above Lana House, Commercial Street (118 Commercial Street) and above the corner building on Commercial Street (114 Commercial Street). Addition of a 3 storey roof extension above the existing building at the north end of Corbet Place (2-4 Corbet Place.) Replacement of aluminium windows with crittal style steel framed windows to Lana House (118 Commercial Street) and replacement of metal cladding on ground floor Commercial Street elevation with red brick, as well as other internal and external alterations.

Received
8 August 2023
Decision due
7 November 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Spitalfields and Banglatown
Agent
Chris Dyson Architects
  1. Received8 Aug
  2. Validated8 Aug
  3. Consult.6 Sep
  4. Target7 Nov
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 116-118, Commercial Street and 2-4 Corbet Place, London, E1. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 8 August 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Brick Lane and Fournier Street conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. 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
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 August 2023
Consultation expiry
26 October 2023
Consultation end
6 September 2023
Neighbour consultation start
9 August 2024
Neighbour consultation end
6 September 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Chris Dyson Architects
Agent address
74 Commercial Street, London, E1 6LY

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 October 2023
Advertisement expiry
6 September 2023
Site notice start
30 August 2023
Site notice end
6 September 2023

Additional information

Documents
56

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Fournier Street
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, 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.

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