Sotherby Lodge, 41 Sewardstone Road, London E2
Approved on 21 May 2026
Delegated (officer decision)4 conditions
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Proposal
Proposed infill extension of the 5th floor hard-landscaped area, to create an additional 2bed apartment (78sqm).
- Received
- 18 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Bethnal Green West
- ReceivedReceived18 Mar
- ValidatedValidated18 Mar
- Consult.Consultation18 Apr
- TargetTarget Date13 May
- DecidedDecided21 May
Decided in 64 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at Sotherby Lodge, 41 Sewardstone Road, London E2. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the Victoria Park conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 109 applications across Bethnal Green West.
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
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 18 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 18 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 13 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Fourthspace
- Architect profile
- FOURTHSPACE LTD
- Agent address
- 10 Vyner Street, London, E2 9DG
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 2 April 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Victoria Park
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 0000_03Protected tree on or next to this site · +2 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202515 May
Submission of details pursuant to condition no. 3 (Materials), of planning permission PA/24/00649
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/25/00886/S - 202415 Apr
Replacement of the combustible timber and composite panel cladding on existing building with non-...
ApprovedApplicationPA/24/00649/NC - 20243 Apr
External re-cladding of the existing building and proposed two storey roof extension providing 9x...
RefusedApplicationPA/24/00310/R
Source: Tower Hamlets
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