The Bell Foundry, 32-34 Whitechapel Road, 2 Fieldgate Street and land to the rear, London, E1 1EW
Approved on 15 December 2023
Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Application under Section 19 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. Variation of Conditions 9 (Method Statements of Structural Work) and 11 (Materials) of Listed Building Consent ref PA/19/00009, dated 13/05/2021. The Variation seeks to amend the wording of the conditions to allow for discharge prior to the commencement of specific areas of work. The previously consented scheme granted permission for: 'Part retention of B2 land use (foundry) and internal alterations and refurbishment of listed building to provide new workshops/workspaces (B1 land use) and cafe (A3 land use) at ground floor. External alterations to listed building to raise roof of hayloft building and create new link building. Demolition of unlisted 1980s building and wall to the rear. Erection of building along Plumbers Row and Fieldgate Street with hotel (C1 use) with ancillary members and guest uses in part 5, 6 and 7 storeys with x2 levels of basement, with restaurant/bar (A3/4 uses) at ground and mezzanine level and additional workspace (B1 use) on ground and first floors. Roof plant, pool, photovoltaics, waste storage, cycle parking, public realm improvements and associated works'.
- Received
- 20 October 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Whitechapel
- Agent
- The Planning Lab
- ReceivedReceived20 Oct
- ValidatedValidated20 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date15 Dec
- DecidedDecided15 Dec
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to vary a condition at The Bell Foundry, 32-34 Whitechapel Road, 2 Fieldgate Street and land to the rear, London, E1 1EW. Tower Hamlets has handled 929 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the Whitechapel High Street conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications 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.
96% of conditions 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 1EW
- Application type
- Variation / Removal Condition (TCPA S73)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 October 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 9 November 2023
- Target decision date
- 15 December 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- The Planning Lab
- Agent address
- South Wing, Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 9 November 2023
- Site notice start
- 20 November 2023
Appeal
- Appeal reference
- Not specified
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Whitechapel High Street
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, 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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Planning history at this site
8 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202425 Jan
Submission of Details Pursuant to Condition No.15 (Construction Environmental Management & Logist...
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/24/00108/S - 202425 Jan
Submission of details pursuant to condition no14(i) (Air Quality and Dust Management Plan) in rel...
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/24/00102/S - 202311 Dec
Submission of Details Pursuant to Condition No.9 (Method statements) in relation to 'Phase 1a' of...
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/23/02233/S - 202311 Dec
Submission of Details Pursuant to Condition No.8 (Details of Hoarding, security measures, weather...
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/23/02232/S - 202311 Dec
Submission of Details Pursuant to Condition No.5 (Brickwork) of Listed Building Ref: PA/19/00009
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/23/02231/S - 20236 Dec
Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/19/00008
ApprovedNon-material amendmentPA/23/02244/S - 20192 Jan
Part retention of B2 land use (foundry) and internal alterations and refurbishment of listed building to…
ApprovedListed building consentPA/19/00009/NC - 20192 Jan
Part retention of B2 land use (foundry) and internal alterations and refurbishment of listed building to…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionPA/19/00008/A1
Source: Tower Hamlets
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