PA/25/02236Planning Application PA/25/02236
Full application at The Whitechapel Estate, Land between Varden Street and Ashfield Street, Whitechapel, London E1 2JH, Tower Hamlets. View planning documents, track the decision and get email alerts on updates.
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]
PA/25/02236
The Whitechapel Estate, Land between Varden Street and Ashfield Street, Whitechapel, London E1 2JH
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 1,262 applications of this type and approves 81% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 22 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 93 applications across Whitechapel. We hold 1,729 applications in total for the E1 postcode area.
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