Ground Floor, 21 Commercial Street, London E1 6NE

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• PA/25/01597/NC Granted

  Ground Floor, 21 Commercial Street, London E1 6NE

  Proposal for x2 projecting signs, each internally illuminated with LED lighting.

  Decided 28 Oct 2025 Advertising

1. 10 Sep 2025

   Received by Tower Hamlets

2. 28 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: Permit

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Tower Hamlets granted permission on 28 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.

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• Ground Floor, 21 Commercial Street, London E1 6NE

  PA/25/01597/NC Submitted 10 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Proposal for x2 projecting signs, each internally illuminated with LED lighting.

  Granted Advertising 8 docs

• 1 Commercial Street, London, E1 6BF

  PA/25/02087/S Submitted 3 Dec 2025 100 yards away

  Application for Non-Material Amendment to condition 2 (In accordance with Plans) and condition 5 (Cycle Storage) of planning application ref. PA/25/01288, dated 6 October 2025 for Change of use of 5th and 6th floors from Use Class E (Office) to flexible Use Class E / Class F1 (Education) and associated internal works. Non Material amendment(s): amendments to the approved cycle parking and end of trip facilities.

  Granted Amendments 4 docs

• Calcutta House, Old Castle Street, London, E1 7NT

  PA/25/01647/NC Submitted 16 Sep 2025 100 yards away

  Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended), in respect of the proposed part retention and extension, and part demolition and construction of a new mixed-use development. Within the northern portion of the Site, the Proposed Development will include an extension of two floors to the existing retained elements of the Calcutta House building, housing higher education uses (Use Class F1), resulting in overall eight levels (including ground level), and providing a total of circa 10,588m2 of educational space, as well as approximately 215m2 of retail (Use Class E) and 110m2 of community uses (Use Class F2), along with associated public realm, cycle parking spaces, refuse storage, plant and loading bay. Within the southern portion of the Site, the Proposed Development will include the construction of a new multi-level Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (Sui Generis) building and community facilities (Use Class F2) ranging from approximately 2 to 21 storeys in height (including ground level and excluding rooftop plant), with approximately 787 rooms, associated amenity and ancillary space.

  Decided Outline Extension Demolition 18 docs

• Calcutta House, London Metropolitan University, Old Castle Street, London, E1 7NT

  PA/26/00391/A1 Submitted 19 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~14 May

  Phased mixed-use redevelopment of the site, involving part-demolition and part-retention, refurbishment, and extension of Calcutta House and the Annex Building, to provide Higher Education floorspace (Use Class F1); the demolition of 130 Whitechapel High Street and 133-137 Whitechapel High Street (excluding retained façade), and the erection of a new building to provide Purpose Built Student Accommodation (Use Class Sui Generis), Retail (Use Class E), and flexible Office / Community floorspace (Use Class E/F2); with landscaping, public realm, and associated ancillary works for each phase [This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement] Further information provided by the applicant (not forming part of the formal description of development): The development will involve: - Up to 12,530 sqm of Higher Education floorspace (Use Class F1) within the refurbished and extended Calcutta House and Annex buildings, in a building of 6 storeys (+44.88 m AOD) - Up to 25,826 sqm of Purpose Built Student Accommodation floorspace, comprising 748 rooms (Use Class Sui Generis), 102 sqm of flexible Office / Community floorspace (Use Class E/F2) and 220 sqm of Retail floorspace (Use Class E), in a building of 17 storeys (+78.65 m AOD) (RE-CONSULTATION: Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) floorspace has been reduced from 27,799 sqm to 25,826 sqm, student rooms (Use Class Sui Generis) reduced from 794 to 748, storeys of PBSA building reduced from 19 (+84.75 m AOD) to 17 (+78.65 m AOD)

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Demolition 351 docs

• Crawford Building, 112 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7AP

  PA/25/01530/NC Submitted 15 Sep 2025 100 yards away

  Proposed remedial replacement of existing curtain walling, to south east corner of the building to the apartments of 1605, 1606, 1705, 1706, 1805, 1806, 1905, and 1906 on floors 16 to 19, including replacement glazing panels to 'sail' cladding on south east corner of the building from the 14th floor upwards are proposed. Replacement balcony doors, decking, and balustrades are also proposed to apartments 1605, 1705, 1805.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Windows or glazing 27 docs

• Crawford Building, 112 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7AP

  PA/26/00689/S Submitted 17 Apr 2026 100 yards away

  Submission of details pursuant to condition no.4 (Risk Assessment and Method Statement) of planning permission ref: PA/25/01530, dated 24/11/2025.

  Granted Conditions 12 docs

• PA/26/00916/NC Granted

  2 Athelstane Grove, London, E3 5JG

  Conversion of existing butterfly roof with front and back mansard to utilise the loft area as habitable space.

  Received 3 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Full applications
• PA/26/01372/NC Awaiting decision

  Anglesey House, Lindfield Street, London E14 6HS

  Proposal for the installation of a new flat roof covering, including the removal of the existing curved metal profile roof and supporting framework, demolition of the existing gable walls, installation of a warm deck flat roof over the original concrete roof slab, and provision of an edge protection system to facilitate safe roof access for maintenance.

  Received 8 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Full applications
• PA/26/01504/NC Awaiting decision

  412 Hackney Road, London, E2 7AP

  Proposed for a new side extension, alterations to the existing side extension, installation of a new glazed screen and rooflight, and alterations to the street-facing façade.

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Full applications
• PA/26/00497/NC Decided

  72 Cambridge Heath Road, London, E1 5QJ

  The change of use of the ground floor premises at 72 Cambridge Heath Road, London E1 5QJ from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Sui Generis (Laundrette) including external flue.

  Received 25 Mar, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Full applications
• PA/26/01530/NC Awaiting decision

  Level 5, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AB

  External alterations to replace eight existing windows with eight louvres at Level 5.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Full applications