37A Burdett Road, London, E3 4TN
Refused on 16 April 2026
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)5 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
Change of use from 3-bedroom flat (C3) to 3-bedroom 5-person HMO (C4)
- Received
- 24 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Mile End
- ReceivedReceived24 Feb
- ValidatedValidated24 Feb
- Consult.Consultation25 Mar
- TargetTarget Date21 Apr
- DecidedDecided16 Apr
Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 37A Burdett Road, London, E3 4TN. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the Ropery Street conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across Mile End. 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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Why it was refused
- - The proposed development, by reason of the loss of a large family sized unit, would unacceptably reduce the councils ability to provide family sized homes in the Borough, for which there is an evidenced need and it has not been demonstrated that there is a need for small HMO’s in this location of the borough, contrary to policy D.H2 and D.H7 of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031: Managing Growth and Sharing Benefits (January 2020).
- - The proposed development, by way of lack of amenity space, does not meet the minimum standards for private outdoor amenity space, resulting in poor residential quality contrary to D.H3 of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031: Managing Growth and Sharing Benefits (January 2020)
- - The proposed standard of accommodation for the HMO would fail to comply with policy D6 of the London Plan (2021) and D.H3 of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031: Managing Growth and Sharing Benefits (January 2020) which require housing development to meet the most up-to-date London Plan space and accessibility standards.
- - The proposal fails to provide any cycle parking details to demonstrate that the development prioritises sustainable approaches to transport in accordance with policies STR1 and D.TR3 of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031: Managing Growth and Sharing Benefits (January 2020)
- - The proposals do not include any details of the waste storage or collection and, as such, fails to demonstrate that adequate waste storage and collection provision has been provided to serve the development, contrary to policy D.MW3 of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031: Managing Growth and Sharing Benefits (January 2020)
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- E3 4TN
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 25 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 25 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 4 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 21 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- MOCH STUDIOS
- Agent address
- 41 Skipworth Road, London, E9 7JR
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 12 March 2026
- Site notice start
- 5 March 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Ropery Street
- Article 4 direction: Mile End
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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