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Unit 4 and Site at Unit 5a, Oakwood House, 422 Hackney Road, London, E2 7SY

Granted Tower Hamlets PA/25/01421/A1 Class E to resi

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

Proposal

Prior Approval for the change of use of Units 4 and 5a from Use Class E (Office) to Use Class C3 (residential) to form four dwellings under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA (commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses) of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

As published by the council, reference PA/25/01421/A1

Application record

Reference
PA/25/01421/A1
Type
Class E to resi
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Given
Received
11 Aug 2025
Validated
11 Aug 2025
Decided
1 Oct 2025
Ward
Bethnal Green West
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
E2 7SY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tower Hamlets register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • PA/26/00713/S Granted

    Unit 4 and Site at Unit 5a, Oakwood House, 422 Hackney Road, London, E2 7SY

    Submission of details pursuant to Condition 4(2)(a) (Noise - Air-Borne and Structure-Borne Sources: Post-Completion Verification Testing Scheme) of planning permission ref: PA/25/01421, dated 01/10/2025.

    Decided 14 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • PA/25/01421/NC Granted

    Unit 4 and Site at Unit 5a, Oakwood House, 422 Hackney Road, London, E2 7SY

    Prior Approval for the change of use of Units 4 and 5a from Use Class E (Office) to Use Class C3 (residential) to form four dwellings under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA (commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses) of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

    Decided 1 Oct 2025

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2025

    Received by Tower Hamlets

  2. 1 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Given

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

17 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tower Hamlets granted permission on 1 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.

About this record

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