Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

This site has had 7 applications since 2025: 5 approved, 0 refused.

• PA/26/01349/NC Awaiting decision

  Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

  Proposal for the addition of an elevated terrace on London Square, providing access to and from t...

  Submitted 14 Sep 2026
• PA/26/01321/NC Granted

  Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

  Application for amendments to the service and delivery bay area of Tower Hamlets Town Hall. The i...

  Decided 22 Sep 2026
• PA/26/01322/NC Granted

  Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

  Application for amendments to the service and delivery bay area of Tower Hamlets Town Hall. The i...

  Decided 22 Sep 2026
• PA/26/01210/S Granted

  Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

  Submission of details pursuant to Condition 3 (CCTV detail) of Listed Building Consent ref PA/25/...

  Decided 1 Oct 2026
• PA/25/02202/NC Granted

  Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

  Application for amendments to the service and delivery bay area of Tower Hamlets Town Hall. The interventions proposed include: a new automatic sliding gate; extension to existing railings; removal of existing bollards; reconfiguration of car parking layouts; minor adjustments to landscaped areas; addition of electrical car charging points.

  Decided 13 Feb 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• PA/25/02201/NC Granted

  Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

  Application for amendments to the service and delivery bay area of Tower Hamlets Town Hall. The interventions proposed include: a new automatic sliding gate; extension to existing railings; removal of existing bollards; reconfiguration of car parking layouts; minor adjustments to landscaped areas; addition of electrical car charging points.

  Decided 13 Feb 2026 Full applications

1. 22 Aug 2025

   Received by Tower Hamlets

2. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 17 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Tower Hamlets took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Tower Hamlets for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tower Hamlets decided tree works applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Bus Shelter, Pavement Outside 160 London Borough of Tower Hamlets Town Hall, Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

  PA/25/02055/NC Submitted 27 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Internal illuminated sequential advertisement capable of static and dynamic content display with automatic rotation of images.

  Granted Advertising 8 docs

• Bus Shelter, Pavement Outside 160 London Borough of Tower Hamlets Town Hall, Whitechapel Road, London, E1

  PA/26/00408/NC Submitted 26 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Display of a double sided internally illuminated LCD screen to display content with subtle animation and automatic rotation of images at the existing bus shelter, freestanding.

  Refused Advertising 11 docs

• Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

  PA/25/02202/NC Submitted 18 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Application for amendments to the service and delivery bay area of Tower Hamlets Town Hall. The interventions proposed include: a new automatic sliding gate; extension to existing railings; removal of existing bollards; reconfiguration of car parking layouts; minor adjustments to landscaped areas; addition of electrical car charging points.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension 4 docs

• Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

  PA/25/02201/NC Submitted 18 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Application for amendments to the service and delivery bay area of Tower Hamlets Town Hall. The interventions proposed include: a new automatic sliding gate; extension to existing railings; removal of existing bollards; reconfiguration of car parking layouts; minor adjustments to landscaped areas; addition of electrical car charging points.

  Granted Full applications Extension 11 docs

• Edward VII Memorial drinking fountain located on edge of the pavement in front of 259 Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1DB

  PA/26/00590/S Submitted 30 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~25 May

  Submission of details pursuant to condition no.3 (Method Statement ) of Listed Building Consent ref: PA/25/00455, dated 15/05/2025

  Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs

• Pavement in front of 197 to 337 Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel Road, London, E1

  PA/26/00812/S Submitted 7 May 2026 100 yards away

  Application for non-material amendment of Planning permission Ref: PA/24/01403, Dated 07/02/2025 Non Material Amendment(s) Sought: Removal of Bulkhead: The overhead bulkhead as been omitted in favour of demountable components. A fall to the roof tarp will be formed through the installation of a 'pitch former' fixed to the top bars.

  Granted Amendments 27 docs

• PA/26/01191/NC Granted

  29 Rhondda Grove, London, E3 5AP

  T1 - Lime - Reduce crown to points of previous reduction (approx. 4m height reduction, 2m lateral). Crown lift to 6m from ground level

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees
• PA/26/01157/NC Granted

  13 Cavendish Terrace, Tredegar Square, London, E3 5AY

  Rear garden with no side access T1 & T2 - 2x X Large Sycamores - Pollard by 3-4m to form a more compact crown and clear fallen windblown limb

  Received 7 Jul, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Trees
• PA/26/01140/NC Granted

  9A Norman Grove, London, E3 5EG

  Rear Garden T1 - Smoke Bush (Cotinus coggygria) ? Reduce crown height by approximately 2 metres from branch endsand reshape lateral growth as necessary.. T2 - Bay (Laurus nobilis) ? Reduce crown height by approximately 3 metres from branch ends and trim lateral growth as necessary T3 - Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) ? Reduce crown height by approximately 3 metres from branch ends and reduce lateral spread by approximately 2 metres throughout the crown, pruning to suitable growth points T4 - Cherry (Prunus spp.) - Rear garden of 7 ? Reduce crown by approximately 1.5 metres from branch ends throughout, pruning to suitable growth points

  Received 3 Jul, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Trees
• PA/26/01222/NC Awaiting decision

  93 Cadogan Terrace, London, E9 5HP

  Works to Walnut (T1) - Fell tree.

  Received 17 Jul, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees
• PA/26/00974/NC Granted

  86 Quilter Street, London, E2 7BT

  Works to cherry tree (T1) - reduce crown by 3m in rear garden.

  Received 5 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Trees