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163 Wapping High Street, London, E1W 3NQ

PA/26/01360/NCFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 7 October 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a ground floor front/side extension incorporating an oriel window, removal of a rear door, installation of a circular window to the side elevation, construction of two roof dormers, and installation of four rooflights

Received
12 August 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 2 November 2026
Ward
St Katharines and Wapping
Agent
Fallon Architects
  1. Received12 Aug
  2. Validated12 Aug
  3. Consult.14 Sep
  4. Target7 Oct
  5. Decided7 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a side extension at 163 Wapping High Street, London, E1W 3NQ. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the Wapping Wall conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 125 applications across St Katharines and Wapping. We hold 223 applications in total for the E1W 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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Why it was refused

  1. - The proposed infill would interrupt the original design intent of the development. The ground floor infill proposal would erode the visual unity of the development and detract from the character and cohesiveness of the original buildings. The front infill extension would impact on daylight/sunlight levels to neighbouring habitable windows and cause a sense of enclosure to neighbours as it is proposed within the existing partially enclosed undercroft that is intended to remain as open parking space.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
E1W 3NQ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 August 2026
Consultation expiry
4 September 2026
Consultation end
14 September 2026
Neighbour consultation start
13 August 2026
Target decision date
7 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Fallon Architects
Agent address
167-169 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5PF

Planning decision

Case officer
Savvia Vasiliou
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
20 August 2026

Additional information

Documents
25

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Wapping Wall
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

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

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Source: Tower Hamlets

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