Third Floor, 2 Leman Street, London, E1 8FA
Approved on 6 November 2023
Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use of the third floor from Sui Generis (a mix of office Class E space and Courtroom space) to Offices (Class E)
- Received
- 17 August 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Whitechapel
- ReceivedReceived17 Aug
- ValidatedValidated17 Aug
- Consult.Consultation21 Sep
- TargetTarget Date12 Oct
- DecidedDecided6 Nov
Decided in 81 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Third Floor, 2 Leman Street, London, E1 8FA. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 81 days, 4 weeks longer than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. 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 8FA
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 August 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 21 September 2023
- Consultation end
- 21 September 2023
- Neighbour consultation start
- 21 August 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 21 September 2023
- Target decision date
- 12 October 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- DP9
- Agent address
- 100 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5NQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 21 September 2023
- Site notice start
- 30 August 2023
- Site notice end
- 21 September 2023
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Whitechapel High StreetPart of the site
- Article 4 direction: Aldgate West
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
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, 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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Tower Hamlets
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