Planning application
Flat 3, 31 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective change of use from C3(b) (dwellinghouse occupied by up to six residents living together as a single household and receiving care) to C2 (residential institution ? children's home) to provide accommodation and care for children under the age of 18, with 24-hour staffing.
As published by the council, reference PA/25/01446/NC
Application record
- Reference
- PA/25/01446/NC
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permit
- Received
- 15 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 15 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 15 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Whitechapel
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E1 2AW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Aug 2025
Received by Tower Hamlets
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15 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Permit
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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