The Whitechapel Estate, Land between Varden Street and Ashfield Street, Whitechapel, London E1 2JH
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Proposal
Phased redevelopment of the site comprising demolition of all existing buildings (save for 46-48a Ashfield Street); and development including 6 new buildings ranging between 5 and 22 storeys in height, comprising up to 111 x residential dwellings (Use Class C3), up to 167 x specialist accommodation units (Use Class C2), up to 230 x co-living units (Sui Generis), up to 21,961 sqm GEA of flexible office / life sciences / hospital floorspace (Use class E(g)/ E(e))), up to 30,433 sqm GEA of flexible hospital floorspace (Use Class E(e)), up to 1,911 sqm GEA of business floorspace (Use Class E), up to 1,882 sqm GEA of flexible community engagement, sport and leisure floorspace (Use Class F1/F2/E(d)/Sui Generis), up to 440 sqm GEA of flexible retail / food and beverage floorspace (Use Class F/E(a)/E(b)); change of use from office to residential (Use Class C3) and refurbishment of 46-48a Ashfield Street; extension to 46 Ashfield Street; refurbishment of 80a Ashfield Street; car parking, hard and soft landscaping and other necessary associated works [This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement]
- Received
- 22 December 2025
- Decision due
- 13 April 2026
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 3 · last counted 19 October 2026
- Ward
- Whitechapel
- ReceivedReceived22 Dec
- ValidatedValidated22 Dec
- Consult.Consultation20 Feb
- TargetTarget Date13 Apr
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at The Whitechapel Estate, Land between Varden Street and Ashfield Street, Whitechapel, London E1 2JH. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 22 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 10 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 134 applications across Whitechapel. We hold 2,489 applications in total for the E1 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
- E1 2JH
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 111
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 20 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 20 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- DP9
- Agent address
- 100 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5NQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 112 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 29 January 2026
- Site notice start
- 26 January 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 565
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: London HospitalNext to the site
- Article 4 direction: Whitechapel 2
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 0000_16Protected tree on or next to this site · +1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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.
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Source: Tower Hamlets
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