Pavement Outside 118 Mile End Road, London E1

PA/26/00601/NCFull Planning PermissionRefused

Full

Refused on 29 May 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Proposed installation of a BT Street Hub 3 unit

Received: 31 March 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Ward: Stepney Green

ReceivedReceived31 Mar
ValidatedValidated31 Mar
Consult.Consultation6 May
TargetTarget Date26 May
DecidedDecided29 May

Decided in 59 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Pavement Outside 118 Mile End Road, London E1. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the Whitechapel Market conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 95 applications across Stepney Green.

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 proposal due to its location and design would be detrimental to the visual amenity of the area and would add unnecessary street clutter. The proposal would also cause harm to the setting of the Stepney Green Conservation Area and the adjacent listed heritage assets. The proposal is therefore contrary to policies S.DH1, S.DH3, and D.DH10 of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031 (2020); policies D3 and HC1 of the London Plan (2021) and the provisions in the NPPF (2024).
- The proposal due to its size and location, would constrain the footway and increase the risk of pedestrian conflicts resulting in reduced safety for users of the highway, contrary to policy S.TR1 of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031 (2020) and policy T2 of the London Plan (2021).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 31 March 2026
Consultation expiry: 6 May 2026
Consultation end: 6 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 14 April 2026
Target decision date: 26 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Dalcour Maclaren
Agent address: The Barn, Bignell Park Barns, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 23 April 2026

Appeal history

6012153

Allowed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 10 September 2026Dev Type: Other minor developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 11

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Carlton SquarePart of the site · +6 more
Listed building: Grade II: Bust of Edward ViiOn this site · +33 more
Article 4 direction: Mile EndPart of the site · +3 more
Tree Preservation Order: Ref 0000_12Protected tree on or next to this site · +6 more
Heritage at Risk Register: Drinking fountain (on pavement outside 31-74 Mile End Road), Mile End Road, StepneyPart of the site · +2 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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Source: Tower Hamlets

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