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48 Alpha Grove, London, E14 8LH

PA/25/02103/NCFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 11 February 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from a C3 residential dwelling to a C2 residential institution to operate as a small children's care home for 1 (one) young person aged 9?16, with 24-hour staffing and no external alterations to the property.

Received
17 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Canary Wharf
  1. Received17 Dec
  2. Validated17 Dec
  3. Consult.12 Jan
  4. Target11 Feb
  5. Decided11 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 48 Alpha Grove, London, E14 8LH. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 172 applications across Canary Wharf. We hold 1,276 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. - Insufficient supporting information has been provided to demonstrate the need for this specific C2 facility, contrary to Local Plan policy D.H4. The proposal would, as such, result in the unjustified loss of a family sized, single family dwelling house in the borough for which there is a great evidenced need, contrary to policies S.H1 and D.H2 of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan (2020).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
E14 8LH
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 December 2025
Consultation expiry
12 January 2026
Consultation end
12 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
19 December 2025
Target decision date
11 February 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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Source: Tower Hamlets

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