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 3m away

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

  Granted Advertising 10 docs

• 1 Commercial Street, London, E1 6BF

  PA/25/02087/S Submitted 3 Dec 2025 89m 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 5 docs

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

  PA/25/01647/NC Submitted 16 Sep 2025 98m 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 98m 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 27,799 sqm of Purpose Built Student Accommodation floorspace, comprising 794 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 19 storeys (+84.75 m AOD)

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Demolition 314 docs

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

  PA/25/01530/NC Submitted 15 Sep 2025 103m 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 28 docs

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

  PA/26/00689/S Submitted 17 Apr 2026 104m 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/26/00810/NC Granted

  13 Lamb Street, London, E1 6EA

  Replacement of existing stairs between ground and lower ground floor level with new DDA (Part M) compliant stair, provision of dumb waiter associated internal alterations and installation of ventilation grills to side elevation

  7 May 2026 Full applications
• PA/26/00815/NC Granted

  22-28 Mackenzie Walk, London, E14 4PH

  Display of the Logo and pub name to existing canopies and the addition of one new canopy

  19 May 2026 Full applications
• PA/26/00848/NC Granted

  9, 11 - 15 Baxendale Street, London, E2 7BY

  Replace existing single-glazed timber windows with slimline double-glazed timber windows.

  13 May 2026 Full applications
• PA/26/00364/A1 Granted

  Bradwell Street Garages, Junction of Bradwell St and Moody, London, E1 4BY

  Redevelopment of the site to provide a four-storey building comprising 7 no. self-contained residential flats (Class C3), including 1 no. M4(3) unit, along with soft and hard landscaping.

  25 Mar 2026 Full applications
• PA/25/01040/NC Granted

  Whitechapel Fire Station, 27 Commercial Road, London, E1 1LD

  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.

  10 Jun 2025 Full applications