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249-251 East India Dock Road, London, E14

Refused Tower Hamlets PA/24/01494/NC Full Planning Permission

At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.

Proposal

Retention of change of use of the premises from Class D1 to Class E (Commercial) pursuant to prior approval PA/17/02298, along with provision for a shisha smoking area at the rear

As published by the council, reference PA/24/01494/NC

Application record

Reference
PA/24/01494/NC
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Appeal decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
10 Sep 2025
Validated
10 Sep 2025
Decided
3 Nov 2025
Ward
Lansbury
Decision by
Delegated

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Sep 2025

    Received by Tower Hamlets

  2. 3 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: W/25/3376318 (Appeal Decided)

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

15 documents on file for this application

  • APPEAL DISMISSED Correspondence · 02 Mar 2026
  • PINS DESPATCH COVER LETTER 02 MAR 2026 Correspondence · 02 Mar 2026
  • APPEAL QUESTIONNAIRE Correspondence · 19 Dec 2025
  • PINS START LETTER 16 DECEMBER 2025 Correspondence · 17 Dec 2025
  • APPEAL STATEMENT Correspondence · 02 Dec 2025
  • APPEAL STATEMENT - APPENDIX A Correspondence · 27 Nov 2025
  • OFFICERS REPORT Delegated Report · 03 Nov 2025
  • DECISION_NOTICE Decision Notice · 03 Nov 2025
  • MARKETING REPORT Report · 16 Sep 2025
  • LOCATION PLAN & SITE PHOTOS Current Plan · 16 Sep 2025
  • EXISTING FLOOR PLAN Current Plan · 16 Sep 2025
  • EXISTING ROOF PLAN Current Plan · 16 Sep 2025
  • PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Current Plan · 16 Sep 2025
  • PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Current Plan · 16 Sep 2025
  • ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS Current Plan · 16 Sep 2025

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What happens at appeal

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