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48 Bridewell Place, London, E1W 2PB

PA/26/00188/NCFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 1 October 2026

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed loft conversion with velux rooflights and rear dormer.

Received
12 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 8 November 2026
Ward
St Katharines and Wapping
  1. Received12 Feb
  2. Validated12 Feb
  3. Consult.31 Mar
  4. Target2 Oct
  5. Decided1 Oct

Decided in 231 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 48 Bridewell Place, London, E1W 2PB. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 231 days, 25 weeks longer than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the Wapping Pierhead conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 125 applications across St Katharines and Wapping. We hold 223 applications in total for the E1W 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
E1W 2PB
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 February 2026
Consultation expiry
31 March 2026
Consultation end
31 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
19 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
31 March 2026
Target decision date
2 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Absolute Lofts
Agent address
Unit 10, Patch Park Farm, Ongar Road, Abridge, Essex, RM4 1AA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 February 2026
Advertisement expiry
31 March 2026
Site notice start
10 March 2026
Site notice end
31 March 2026

Additional information

Documents
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, 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

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© 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    12 Feb

    Proposed loft conversion with velux rooflights and rear dormer.

    This applicationApprovedFullPA/26/00188/NC
  2. 2026
    12 Feb

    Proposed loft conversion with velux rooflights and rear dormer.

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsidePA/26/00271/NC

Source: Tower Hamlets

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