BT Street Hub Opposite No, 40 Tower Hill, London, EC3N
Refused on 26 February 2026
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Proposal
The proposed deployment of a Street Hub 3 Unit
- Submitted
- 18 December 2025
- ReceivedSubmitted18 Dec
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided26 Feb
Decided in 70 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application at BT Street Hub Opposite No, 40 Tower Hill, London, EC3N. Tower Hamlets has handled 57 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 2 weeks longer than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the The Tower conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 127 applications across St Katharines and Wapping.
66% of full planning & display of advertisements 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
- Application type
- Full planning & display of advertisements
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: The Tower
- Listed building: Grade II: 8 Bollards (on Pavement Outside Main Entrance to Tower of London)On this site · +14 more
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, 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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Associated applications
- 202518 Dec
The proposed deployment of a Street Hub 3 Unit
This applicationRefusedAdvertisement consentPA/25/02199/NC - 202518 Dec
Two digital 75-inch LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit
RefusedAdvertisement consentFiled alongsidePA/25/02200/NC
Planning history at this site
16 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202627 Aug
Submission of detail pursuant to condition no 7 (Full details of biodiversity mitigation and enhancements )…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01483/S - 202621 Aug
Submission of detail pursuant to condition no.4 (Construction Environmental Management & Logistics Plan) of…
PendingDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01486 - 202620 Aug
Submission of detail pursuant to condition 6. (Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission ref PA/26/00292
PendingApplicationPA/26/01482/S - 202620 Aug
Submission of detail pursuant to condition no.9 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) of planning…
ApprovedApplicationPA/26/01480/S - 202620 Aug
Submission of detail pursuant to condition no.8 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) of planning permission ref…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01479/S - 202620 Aug
Submission of detail pursuant to condition no.5 (Surface Water Drainage and Flood Risk), of planning…
PendingDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01478/S - 20269 Mar
Hard and soft landscape works to the Tower of London Moat and Bobby's Pen, including changes to topography…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionPA/26/00292/NC - 202612 Feb
Erection of new dormer extensions, installation of air source heat pumps, new air-handling units, enhancement…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionPA/26/00265/NC - 202613 Jan
Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/25/01116
ApprovedNon-material amendmentPA/26/00070/S - 202511 Dec
Submission of details pursuant to condition number 3. (Materials), of planning permission ref: PA/25/01116
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/25/02161/S - 202523 Jun
Removal of existing sentry boxes, gate and barriers at the Middle Tower, and replacement with two new sentry…
ApprovedFull planning permissionPA/25/01116/NC - 20257 Feb
Works to 1x London Plane tree (T136) including crown reduction of 3m.
ApprovedApplicationPA/25/00218/NC - 20241 Nov
Application for non-material amendment of planning permission ref: PA/24/00496
ApprovedNon-material amendmentPA/24/01888/S - 202428 Oct
Observations requested by the Diocese of London in relation to Installation of a lift at the entr...
No Objection (Observations Applications)ApplicationPA/24/01868/NC - 20248 Aug
Installation of a temporary trial prototype for habitat creation (including a wetland system and ...
ApprovedApplicationPA/24/01389/NC - 20197 Feb
A temporary change of use of land to an Ambassador information pod for a period of 47 days (17/07/2019…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionPA/19/00327/NC
Source: Tower Hamlets
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