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59 Philpot Street, London, E1 2JH

PA/25/00427/NCHouseholder planning & listed building consentApproved
Householder

Approved on 19 May 2025

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Proposal

Proposed works:Lower Ground Floor: Add a bedroom and WC; convert existing storage to a Cinema Room with a gas fireplace; utilize vaults for storage. (new opening for access to vaults), removal of wall between house and vaults for better circulation.Ground Floor: Merge living and dining areas into a kitchen with Victorian shutters for flexibility; add a roof light, expand access door to Utility SpaceFirst Floor: Combine office and living room into one space with preserved architectural detailsÿSecond Floor: Reorganize bedroom and ensuite for better space use and add storage.External Works: Install lighting and security cameras; remove unused cabling and boxes.

Submitted
24 March 2025
  1. Received24 Mar
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at 59 Philpot Street, London, E1 2JH. Tower Hamlets has handled 45 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the London Hospital conservation area, with 11 listed buildings 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.

79% of householder planning & listed building consent 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 2JH
Application type
Householder planning & listed building consent

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: London Hospital
  • Listed building: Grade II: 43-69, Philpot Street E1On or next to this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Whitechapel 2
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 0000_16Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Heritage at Risk Register: London Hospital, Stepney
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, 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.

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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    24 Mar

    Proposed works:Lower Ground Floor: Add a bedroom and WC; convert existing storage to a Cinema Room with a gas…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsidePA/25/00426/NC
  2. 2025
    24 Mar

    Proposed works:Lower Ground Floor: Add a bedroom and WC; convert existing storage to a Cinema Room with a gas…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consentPA/25/00427/NC

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