Calcutta House, Old Castle Street, London, E1 7NT
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Proposal
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended), in respect of the proposed part retention and extension, and part demolition and construction of a new mixed-use development.Within the northern portion of the Site, the Proposed Development will include an extension of two floors to the existing retained elements of the Calcutta House building, housing higher education uses (Use Class F1), resulting in overall eight levels (including ground level), and providing a total of circa 10,588m2 of educational space, as well as approximately 215m2 of retail (Use Class E) and 110m2 of community uses (Use Class F2), along with associated public realm, cycle parking spaces, refuse storage, plant and loading bay. Within the southern portion of the Site, the Proposed Development will include the construction of a new multi-level Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (Sui Generis) building and community facilities (Use Class F2) ranging from approximately 2 to 21 storeys in height (including ground level and excluding rooftop plant), with approximately 787 rooms, associated amenity and ancillary space.
- Submitted
- 16 September 2025
- ReceivedSubmitted16 Sep
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at Calcutta House, Old Castle Street, London, E1 7NT. Tower Hamlets has handled 100 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 September 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across Spitalfields and Banglatown. We hold 2,489 applications in total for the E1 postcode area.
72% of all other 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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- E1 7NT
- Application type
- All Other
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- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202619 Mar
Phased mixed-use redevelopment of the site, involving part-demolition and part-retention, refurbishment, and…
PendingFull Planning PermissionPA/26/00391/A1 - 200310 Mar
Conversion of 3 garage/loading bays fronting Goulston Street into accommodation for university IT and careers…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionPA/02/01610
Source: Tower Hamlets
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