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Site at Tower Vaults, 8-12 Tower Hill Terrace, London

PA/23/00989/NCFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 3 November 2023

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for change of use of former ground floor Units 8 and 10 from Class E (restaurant) to entertainment venue and immersive experience (Sui Generis), alteration to an existing external opening to create a new entrance, internal alterations to include reconfiguration of layout removal of partition walls, new partition walls, new walls formed within existing walls and other minor associated works.

Received
25 May 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Katharines and Wapping
Agent
Town Planning Bureau
  1. Received25 May
  2. Validated25 May
  3. Consult.20 Jun
  4. Target20 Jul
  5. Decided3 Nov

Decided in 162 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Site at Tower Vaults, 8-12 Tower Hill Terrace, London. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 162 days, 15 weeks longer than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the The Tower conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 125 applications across St Katharines and Wapping.

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
25 May 2023
Consultation expiry
20 June 2023
Consultation end
20 June 2023
Neighbour consultation start
30 May 2023
Target decision date
20 July 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Town Planning Bureau
Agent address
Town Planning Bureau, The Barn, 43 Oakdene Road, Redhill, RH1 6BT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
8 June 2023
Site notice start
14 June 2023

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
39

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, 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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Associated applications

  1. 2023
    25 May

    Application for change of use of former ground floor Units 8 and 10 from Class E (restaurant) to…

    This applicationApprovedFullPA/23/00989/NC
  2. 2023
    25 May

    Application for change of use of former ground floor Units 8 and 10 from Class E (restaurant) to…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsidePA/23/00990/NC

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    9 Mar

    Submission of Details Pursuant to Condition No.7 (Delivery and Servicing Plan), 8 (Operational Management…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/22/00481/S
  2. 2021
    25 Nov

    Change of use from ground and -1 basement (A3 use) and -2 basement (sui generis use) to dual/flexible A3/Sui…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)PA/21/02561/NC
  3. 2021
    23 Aug

    Application of non-material amendment to Planning Permission ref: PA/20/00172

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentPA/21/01916/NC
  4. 2021
    7 Jun

    Submission of Details Pursuant to Condition No.4 (Level of Sound), 5 (Noise Assessment), 6 (Construction…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/21/01281/S
  5. 2020
    27 Jan

    Change of use from ground and -1 basement (A3 use) and -2 basement (sui generis use) to dual/flexible A3/Sui…

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionPA/20/00172/NC
  6. 2020
    27 Jan

    Change of use from ground and -1 basement (A3 use) and -2 basement (sui generis use) to dual/flexible A3/Sui…

    ApprovedListed building consentPA/20/00171/NC

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