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47A Philpot Street, London, E1 2JH

PA/26/00629/NCWorks Related to Tree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 27 May 2026

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Works to T1x Sycamore Tree (TPO Ref No 36_45) Proposed works are limited to the selective pruning/removal of these lower young branches up to a maximum height of 2.4 metres above ground level.

Received
7 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Whitechapel
  1. Received7 Apr
  2. Validated7 Apr
  3. Consult.21 May
  4. Target2 Jun
  5. Decided27 May

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 47A Philpot Street, London, E1 2JH. Tower Hamlets has handled 126 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the London Hospital conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 134 applications across Whitechapel. We hold 2,489 applications in total for the E1 postcode area.

100% of trees 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 2JH
Application type
Works Related to Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 April 2026
Consultation end
21 May 2026
Target decision date
2 June 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: London HospitalPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: 39-49, Walden Street E1On or next to this site · +2 more
  • Article 4 direction: Whitechapel 2
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 0000_16Protected tree on or next to this site · +3 more
  • Heritage at Risk Register: London Hospital, StepneyPart of the site
  • 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.

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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Source: Tower Hamlets

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