14 Driffield Road, London, E3 5NF
Approved on 28 February 2024
Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Proposed lower ground extension at the rear, removal of pebble dash render at the rear, and lower ground internal reconfiguration. Replacement of basement access stairs at the front of the property.
- Received
- 21 December 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Bow West
- Agent
- Smith & Newton Architects Ltd
- ReceivedReceived21 Dec
- ValidatedValidated21 Dec
- Consult.Consultation13 Feb
- TargetTarget Date15 Feb
- DecidedDecided28 Feb
Decided in 69 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at 14 Driffield Road, London, E3 5NF. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 13 days longer than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the Driffield Road conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 194 applications across Bow West. We hold 1,078 applications in total for the E3 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
- E3 5NF
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 December 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 13 February 2024
- Consultation end
- 13 February 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 3 January 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 13 February 2024
- Target decision date
- 15 February 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Smith & Newton Architects Ltd
- Architect profile
- SMITH & NEWTON ARCHITECTS LTD
- Agent address
- 9 Shepherd's Lane, Homerton, London, E9 6JJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 11 January 2024
- Advertisement expiry
- 13 February 2024
- Site notice start
- 22 January 2024
- Site notice end
- 13 February 2024
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Driffield Road
- 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.
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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