Thames House and Simon House, 566 Cable Street, London, E1W 3HB
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Proposal
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness to confirm the lawful existing Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) use of multiple units within Thames House and Simon House. The following units are: Ground Floor 1, 4, 6, 10, Unit G1, Unit G2, Unit G3, Simon House Unit B, Side Gallery Unit C, and Side Gallery Unit D. First Floor 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 137B, 139, 140, G6, G7, G8, G9, G10, G11, Simon House Unit 3, Simon House Unit 6, Simon House Unit 7, 156, 157, 158, and 160. Second Floor 208, 209, 210, 211, 241, 242, 243, 244, 249, and Simon House Unit A. Third Floor 306, 308, 310, 329, 329A, and 333.
- Received
- 31 July 2026
- Decision due
- 25 September 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 31 October 2026
- Ward
- Shadwell
- Agent
- NTA Planning Consultants LLP
- ReceivedReceived31 Jul
- ValidatedValidated31 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date25 Sep
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Thames House and Simon House, 566 Cable Street, London, E1W 3HB. Tower Hamlets has handled 301 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 31 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the York Square conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Shadwell. We hold 223 applications in total for the E1W postcode area.
97% of amendment 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
- E1W 3HB
- Application type
- Cert. of Law. Existing Dev. (TCPA S191)
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Number of dwellings
- 10
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- NTA Planning Consultants LLP
- Agent address
- 46 James Street, London, W1U 1EZ
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Rikki Weir
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: York Square
- Article 4 direction: The Highway
- 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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