Whitechapel Fire Station, 27 Commercial Road, London, E1 1LD
Approved on 19 August 2026
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Proposal
Proposed development includes the replacement of flat roofs of Whitechapel Fire Station building with associated works such as raising external railings, replacement of rain water goods and external door replacements. New proposal also includes refurbishment of flat roof 1 memorial garden.
- Submitted
- 10 June 2025
- ReceivedSubmitted10 Jun
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided19 Aug
Decided in 435 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application at Whitechapel Fire Station, 27 Commercial Road, London, E1 1LD. Tower Hamlets has handled 352 applications of this type. This one was decided in 435 days, 54 weeks longer than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.
78% of full planning permission 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 1LD
- Application type
- Full planning permission
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation 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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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: Tower Hamlets
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