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Calcutta House Old Castle Street London E1 7NT

Granted City of London 25/01307/OBS Observations from other Boroughs

Works: Extension Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Consultation by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for the request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended), in respect of the proposed part retention and extension, and part demolition and construction of a new mixed-use development. Within the northern portion of the Site, the Proposed Development will include an extension of two floors to the existing retained elements of the Calcutta House building, housing higher education uses (Use Class F1), resulting in overall eight levels (including ground level), and providing a total of circa 10,588m2 of educational space, as well as approximately 215m2 of retail (Use Class E) and 110m2 of community uses (Use Class F2), along with associated public realm, cycle parking spaces, refuse storage, plant and loading bay. Within the southern portion of the Site, the Proposed Development will include the construction of a new multi-level Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (Sui Generis) building and community facilities (Use Class F2) ranging from approximately 2 to 21 storeys in height (including ground level and excluding rooftop plant), with approximately 787 rooms, associated amenity and ancillary space (LBTH ref: PA/25/01647).

As published by the council, reference 25/01307/OBS

Application record

Reference
25/01307/OBS
Type
Observations from other Boroughs
Status
Under Consideration
Decision
Granted As published: No Objections to OBS
Received
22 Sep 2025
Validated
22 Sep 2025
Decided
31 Oct 2025
Ward
Portsoken
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
E1 7NT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Sep 2025

    Received by City of London

  2. 31 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: No Objections to OBS

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of London granted permission on 31 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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