Unit 3, 5 and 14, Queens Yard, 43 White Post Lane, London, E9 5EN

PA/25/00874/NCFull Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 18 December 2025

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)16 conditions

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Proposal

Change of use of Unit 3 from MOT test centre (Class B2) to food court (Class E) and associated alterations including creation of mezzanine floor with minor extension to create new roof terrace, change of use to Unit 5 from storage (Class B8) to cafe/bar/restaurant (Sui generis) addition of new entrance from White Post Lane, alterations to Unit 14 (Class E) in connection to its use as a gym including the addition of 2 no. padel courts on new roof slab above, introduction of new entrance gate on the western site boundary, and associated bin storage, cycle parking and CCTV at Queen's Yard.

Received: 23 May 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Ward: Bow East
Agent: Rolfe Judd Planning

ReceivedReceived23 May
ValidatedValidated23 May
Consult.Consultation17 Jun
TargetTarget Date18 Jul
DecidedDecided18 Dec

Decided in 209 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Unit 3, 5 and 14, Queens Yard, 43 White Post Lane, London, E9 5EN. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 209 days, 22 weeks longer than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the Fish Island conservation area. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 155 applications across Bow East. We hold 1,060 applications in total for the E9 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: E9 5EN
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 May 2025
Consultation expiry: 17 June 2025
Consultation end: 17 June 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 27 May 2025
Target decision date: 18 July 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Rolfe Judd Planning
Architect profile: ROLFE JUDD PLANNING LIMITED
Agent address: Old Church Court, Claylands Road, Oval, London, SW8 1NZ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 5 June 2025
Site notice start: 29 May 2025

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 64

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Fish Island
Article 4 direction: London borough of HackneyNext to the site

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage 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.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Tower Hamlets

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