517 Commercial Road, London, E1 0HQ
Approved on 8 June 2026
Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions
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Proposal
Listed Building Consent for the conversion of existing residential dwelling into 1x self contained basement flat and 1x four bedrooms house over ground and upper storeys. Proposals include the construction of double storey rear extension, internal layout changes, installation of staircase to front elevation at basement level, enlargement of lightwell to rear, installation of staircase to rear, bin storage to front and installation of bike storage to rear.
- Received
- 6 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Stepney Green
- Agent
- Design and Plan Consultants Ltd
- ReceivedReceived6 Mar
- ValidatedValidated6 Mar
- Consult.Consultation22 Apr
- TargetTarget Date1 May
- DecidedDecided8 Jun
Decided in 94 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a heritage application for a two storey rear extension at 517 Commercial Road, London, E1 0HQ. Tower Hamlets has handled 311 applications of this type. This one was decided in 94 days, 5 weeks longer than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the Albert Gardens conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 95 applications across Stepney Green. We hold 2,489 applications in total for the E1 postcode area.
91% of heritage 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 0HQ
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent (S8 P&LBC 1990)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 22 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 22 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 30 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 1 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Design and Plan Consultants Ltd
- Agent address
- 93 Cotmandene Crescent, Orpington, Kent, BR5 2RA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 2 April 2026
- Site notice start
- 2 April 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Albert Gardens
- Listed building: 495-517, Commercial RoadOn or next to this site
- 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.
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Associated applications
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202514 Nov
Conversion of existing dwelling into 1x self contained basement flat and 1x four bedroom house over ground…
RefusedFull Planning PermissionPA/25/01481/A1 - 202514 Nov
Conversion of existing dwelling into 1x self contained basement flat and 1x four bedroom house over ground…
RefusedListed building consentPA/25/01962/NC - 202519 Feb
Two storey rear extension and associated alterations.
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionPA/24/02023/NC - 202519 Feb
Two storey rear extension and associated alterations.
ApprovedListed building consentPA/24/02101/NC
Source: Tower Hamlets
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