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633 Commercial Road, London, E14 7NT

PA/25/01509/A1Full Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 15 October 2025

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)4 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use of existing outhouse to a self-contained studio apartment (Use Class C3).

Received
27 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Dunstans
  1. Received27 Aug
  2. Validated27 Aug
  3. Consult.2 Oct
  4. Target22 Oct
  5. Decided15 Oct

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 633 Commercial Road, London, E14 7NT. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the York Square conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across St Dunstans. We hold 1,275 applications in total for the E14 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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Why it was refused

  1. - The development would fail to provide adequate levels of daylight and sunlight into the studio flat resulting in a substandard unit of accommodation for future occupiers of the dwelling, thus fails to comply with policy D.DH8 of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031: Managing Growth and Sharing Benefits (January 2020).
  2. - The studio unit fails to provide a satisfactory standard of accommodation due to the lack of private outdoor amenity space, resulting in a substandard unit of accommodation for future occupiers of the dwelling contrary to policy D6 of the London Plan and policy D.H3 of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031: Managing Growth and Sharing Benefits (January 2020).
  3. - The proposals do not include any details of the waste storage or collection and, as such, fails to demonstrate that adequate waste storage and collection provision has been provided to serve the development, contrary to policy D.MW3 of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031: Managing Growth and Sharing Benefits (January 2020)
  4. - Insufficient cycle parking and details have been provided to demonstrate that the development prioritises sustainable approaches to transport in accordance with policies STR1 and D.TR3 of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031: Managing Growth and Sharing Benefits (January 2020)

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
E14 7NT
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 August 2025
Consultation expiry
2 October 2025
Consultation end
2 October 2025
Neighbour consultation start
11 September 2025
Target decision date
22 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mons Avenue, 0, 0, Baldock, Hertfordshire, SG76JX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
18 September 2025
Site notice start
4 September 2025

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: York Square
  • Listed building: Grade II: 2-10, Barnes Street E1On or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Limehouse 2Part of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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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