56 Middlesex Street, London
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Proposal
Proposed change of use of existing retail unit to a mixed use of retail unit on the ground and basement with residential unit on the upper floors to residential (Sui Generis). External alterations including the introduction of a new door to the rear elevation at ground floor level and roof terrace to rear at first floor level.
- Received
- 16 October 2023
- Decision due
- 11 December 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Spitalfields and Banglatown
- Agent
- Town PLanning Studio
- ReceivedReceived16 Oct
- ValidatedValidated16 Oct
- Consult.Consultation5 Dec
- TargetTarget Date11 Dec
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 56 Middlesex Street, London. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 October 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. 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
- 16 October 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 5 December 2023
- Consultation end
- 5 December 2023
- Neighbour consultation start
- 14 November 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Town PLanning Studio
- Agent address
- 51 Elizabeth House, Enterprize Way, London, SE8 3PY
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Wentworth Street
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.
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