Railway Arches, 242 Ratcliffe Lane, London, E14 7JE
Approved on 22 April 2026
Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)7 conditions
Proposal
Installation of extraction system and fresh air intake for Class E café/restaurant use and creation of a mezzanine floor
- Received
- 25 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Shadwell
- Agent
- A786 Studio
- ReceivedReceived25 Feb
- ValidatedValidated25 Feb
- Consult.Consultation24 Mar
- TargetTarget Date22 Apr
- DecidedDecided22 Apr
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Railway Arches, 242 Ratcliffe Lane, London, E14 7JE. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the York Square conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Shadwell. 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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Application details
- Postcode
- E14 7JE
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 24 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 24 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 3 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 22 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- A786 Studio
- Agent address
- A786 STUDIO, 3rd FLOOR, 207 REGENT STREET, London, London, W1B 3HH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 12 March 2026
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: York Square
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage 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.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20266 Mar
Retention of x1 non-illuminated fascia signs
PendingAdvertisement consentPA/25/02175 - 202419 Apr
Installation of an extraction system and associated flue to the front of the arch.
RefusedApplicationPA/24/00643/R - 202419 Apr
Installation of an extraction system and associated flue to the front of the arch.
RefusedFull Planning PermissionPA/24/00643/NC
Source: Tower Hamlets
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- Railway Arches, 242 Ratcliffe Lane, London, E14 7JEPA/25/02175 · AdvertisingAwaiting decision0.0 mi
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