653A Commercial Road, London
Approved on 27 July 2026
Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions
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Proposal
Erection of a single-storey roof extension to provide one additional two-bedroom apartment.
- Received
- 27 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- St Dunstans
- Agent
- Stagg Architects Limited
- ReceivedReceived27 May
- ValidatedValidated27 May
- Consult.Consultation20 Jul
- TargetTarget Date22 Jul
- DecidedDecided27 Jul
Decided in 61 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at 653A Commercial Road, London. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 5 days longer than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the York Square conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across St Dunstans. We hold 2,489 applications in total for the E1 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
- E1 0LE
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 May 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 20 July 2026
- Consultation end
- 20 July 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 11 June 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 20 July 2026
- Target decision date
- 22 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Stagg Architects Limited
- Architect profile
- STAGG ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- Agent address
- Unit 1, 199 Long Lane, London, SE1 4PN
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 20 July 2026
- Site notice start
- 29 June 2026
- Site notice end
- 20 July 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: York Square
- Article 4 direction: Limehouse 1Part of the site
- 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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