44-56 Hessel Street, London, E1 2LP
Refused on 15 February 2024
Council decision: Prior Approval RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Application for Prior Approval under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 for the proposed change of use from health centre and pharmacy to provide 6no. residential units.
- Received
- 21 December 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Whitechapel
- ReceivedReceived21 Dec
- ValidatedValidated21 Dec
- Consult.Consultation30 Jan
- TargetTarget Date15 Feb
- DecidedDecided15 Feb
Decided in 56 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at 44-56 Hessel Street, London, E1 2LP. Tower Hamlets has handled 7,432 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 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.
Application details
- Postcode
- E1 2LP
- Application type
- Class E to resi
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 December 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 30 January 2024
- Consultation end
- 30 January 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 9 January 2024
- Target decision date
- 15 February 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Knight Frank
- Agent address
- 55 Baker Street, W1U8AN
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: Burslem StreetPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202422 Jul
Submission of details pursuant to condition no. 2 (Car Free), of prior approval PA/24/00502
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/24/01268/S - 202428 Jun
Submission of details pursuant to condition no. 4 (Construction Management Plan), of prior approv...
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/24/01068/S - 202422 Mar
Application for Prior Approval under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General…
ApprovedApplicationPA/24/00502/A1
Source: Tower Hamlets
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Consultants on this application
- Knight Frank LLP · Agent for this application
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