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Albert Jacob House, 62 Roman Road, London, E2 0PG and the adjoining highway area to the north; Bacton Street and the Garages and Parking Lot at Sleigh House, Bacton Street, E2 0PH, and the green space fronting Godley VC House, Digby Street, London, E2 0LP

PA/24/02227/A1Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 26 June 2026

Planning committee33 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of Albert Jacob House and redevelopment of the Site to provide a mixed-use development of 5 to 9 storeys comprising commercial (Use Class E) at ground floor level and 53 affordable residential units (Use Class C3) at ground and upper floor levels, together with associated landscaping works, relocation of a sub station, servicing and parking arrangements; Repaving of the adjoining highway area on Roman Road, north of Albert Jacob House; Relocation of vehicular gate on Bacton Street and provision of a new service bay; Demolition of redundant garages and pram sheds to the rear of Sleigh House and provision of a new communal garden and reconfiguration of existing parking bays; Re-designed play area to the green space fronting Godley VC House.

Received
23 December 2024
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
3
Ward
Bethnal Green East
Agent
NTA Planning LLP
  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated23 Dec
  3. Consult.22 Feb
  4. Target24 Mar
  5. Decided26 Jun

Decided in 550 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Albert Jacob House, 62 Roman Road, London, E2 0PG and the adjoining highway area to the north; Bacton Street and the Garages and Parking Lot at Sleigh House, Bacton Street, E2 0PH, and the green space fronting Godley VC House, Digby Street, London, E2 0LP. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 550 days, 71 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 144 applications across Bethnal Green East. We hold 910 applications in total for the E2 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
E2 0PG
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
53

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 December 2024
Consultation expiry
22 February 2025
Consultation end
22 February 2025
Target decision date
24 March 2025
Committee meeting
26 June 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
NTA Planning LLP
Agent address
46 James Street, London, W1U 1EZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
30 January 2025
Site notice start
29 January 2025

Additional information

Documents
113

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Globe RoadPart of the site
  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Tower Hamlets

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