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Whitechapel Fire Station, 27 Commercial Road, London, E1 1LD

Granted Tower Hamlets PA/25/01040/NC Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Proposed development includes the replacement of flat roofs of Whitechapel Fire Station building with associated works such as raising external railings, replacement of rain water goods and external door replacements. New proposal also includes refurbishment of flat roof 1 memorial garden.

As published by the council, reference PA/25/01040/NC

Application record

Reference
PA/25/01040/NC
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Permit
Received
10 Jun 2025
Validated
10 Jun 2025
Decided
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Whitechapel
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
E1 1LD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Jun 2025

    Received by Tower Hamlets

  2. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Permit

Documents

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

17 documents on file for this application

  • SMALL SITES METRIC (THE STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC) Correspondence · 21 Aug 2026
  • ECO RECOMMENDATIONS LETTER Correspondence · 21 Aug 2026
  • LANDSCAPE MASTER PLAN Current Plan · 21 Aug 2026
  • BNG REPORT Report · 21 Aug 2026
  • ROOF LOADS TECHNICAL NOTE Correspondence · 21 Aug 2026
  • BNG METRIC Correspondence · 21 Aug 2026
  • OFFICERS REPORT Delegated Report · 19 Aug 2026
  • DECISION_NOTICE Decision Notice · 19 Aug 2026
  • PLANTING PLAN Current Plan · 24 Jul 2026
  • LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN Current Plan · 24 Jul 2026
  • CROSS SECTIONS T1 Current Plan · 24 Jul 2026
  • CROSS SECTIONS T2 Current Plan · 24 Jul 2026
  • ELEVATION PLANTERS Current Plan · 24 Jul 2026
  • COVER LETTER - 20.06.2025 Correspondence · 25 Jun 2025
  • TFL Consultee Comment · 20 Jun 2025
  • ELEVATIONS E, F, G, H & I AS PROPOSED Current Plan · 16 Jun 2025
  • LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 11 Jun 2025

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What this grant of permission means

Tower Hamlets granted permission on 19 August 2026, 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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