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Limehouse Railway Station, 578 Commercial Road, London, E14 7JD

PA/26/01213/NCFull Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
Full

Proposal

The proposal is for a platform extension at the high mileage end of platform 1 which will replace the narrow section of platform at the mileage end.

Received
16 July 2026
Decision due
10 September 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 19 October 2026
Ward
Shadwell
  1. Received16 Jul
  2. Validated16 Jul
  3. Consult.2 Sep
  4. Target10 Sep
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Limehouse Railway Station, 578 Commercial Road, London, E14 7JD. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the York Square conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Shadwell. We hold 1,275 applications in total for the E14 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
E14 7JD
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 July 2026
Consultation expiry
2 September 2026
Consultation end
2 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Robinson Kenning & Gallagher
Agent address
Airport House, Purley Way, Croydon, CR0 0XZ

Planning decision

Case officer
Katie Cooke
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
20 August 2026
Site notice start
12 August 2026

Additional information

Documents
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Tower Hamlets

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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