Planning application
Whitechapel Fire Station, 27 Commercial Road, London, E1 1LD
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
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10 Jun 2025
Received by Tower Hamlets
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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)
- ECO RECOMMENDATIONS LETTER
- LANDSCAPE MASTER PLAN
- BNG REPORT
- ROOF LOADS TECHNICAL NOTE
- BNG METRIC
- OFFICERS REPORT
- DECISION_NOTICE
- PLANTING PLAN
- LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN
- CROSS SECTIONS T1
- CROSS SECTIONS T2
- ELEVATION PLANTERS
- COVER LETTER - 20.06.2025
- TFL
- ELEVATIONS E, F, G, H & I AS PROPOSED
- LOCATION PLAN
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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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