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40 Driffield Road, London, E3 5NF

PA/26/00316Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 23 April 2026

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Lower ground floor rear extension and demolition of existing outbuilding to rebuild a larger outbuilding similar to existing

Received
27 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bow West
Agent
Simply Architects
  1. Received27 Feb
  2. Validated27 Feb
  3. Consult.24 Mar
  4. Target24 Apr
  5. Decided23 Apr

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 40 Driffield Road, London, E3 5NF. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in the Driffield Road conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 194 applications across Bow West. We hold 1,078 applications in total for the E3 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
E3 5NF
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 February 2026
Consultation expiry
24 March 2026
Consultation end
24 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
3 March 2026
Target decision date
24 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Simply Architects
Agent address
37 Esingdon Drive, Thame, OX9 3DS

Planning decision

Case officer
Katie Cooke
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 March 2026
Site notice start
9 March 2026

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Driffield Road
  • 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.

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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© 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
    27 Feb

    Lower ground floor rear extension and demolition of existing outbuilding to rebuild a larger outbuilding…

    This applicationApprovedFullPA/26/00316
  2. 2026
    27 Feb

    Lower ground floor rear extension and demolition of existing outbuilding to rebuild a larger outbuilding…

    ApprovedHouseholderFiled alongsidePA/26/00316/NC

Source: Tower Hamlets

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