PA/25/01814/A1

1. 10 Oct 2025

   Received by Tower Hamlets

2. 5 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Given

3. 25 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• PA/26/00445/A1 Awaiting decision

  187-189 Commercial Road, London, E1 2DA

  2 storey roof extension to create 4 new flats on existing building

  11 Mar 2026 0m away Full applications
• PA/25/01814/A2 Granted

  187-189 Commercial Road, London, E1 2DA

  Prior Approval Application, under Part 3 Class G of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use to 1st floor commercial space to create 2 residential dwellings within a mixed use building

  10 Oct 2025 0m away Prior approval
• PA/26/01132/NC Awaiting decision

  19 Turner Street, London, E1 2AU

  Single storey front infill extension with conversion of store and single storey side extension. New ramp to main entrance

  2 Jul 2026 56m away Full applications
• PA/25/01055/A1 Refused

  210-216 Commercial Road, London, E1 2JR

  Alteration of part ground, first and second floors. Two storey rear extension plus reconfiguration of existing second floor flat to form 4x one bedroom (1 person) self-contained units and provision of glazed unit to side (eastern) elevation.

  23 Sep 2025 81m away Full applications
• PA/26/00633/S Awaiting decision

  162-164 Commercial Road, London, E1 2JY

  Submission of details pursuant to condition no. 4 (Car-Fee) of planning /permission dated 05/07/2017, ref: PA/17/01310

  9 Apr 2026 84m away Conditions
• PA/25/01540/NC Granted

  11 Rampart Street, London, E1 2LA

  Third floor extension and installation of privacy screening and balustrade in connection with use of roof as a terrace.

  24 Sep 2025 85m away Full applications

• PA/26/00231/NC Granted

  Mile End Hospital, 275 Bancroft Road, London, E1 4DG

  Application for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for installation of solar PV on the roofs of two separate buildings at Mile End Hospital

  12 Jun 2026 Prior approval
• PA/26/00584/NC Granted

  London Fruit and Wool Exchange, 1-10 Brushfield Street, London E1 6EN

  Application for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the alteration of the position, style and scale of the existing solar array on the rooftop of the application building

  30 Mar 2026 Prior approval
• PA/26/00555/NC Granted

  Mowlem Junior And Infant School, Mowlem Street, London, E2 9HE

  Application for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) Proposed roof mounted solar panels

  26 Mar 2026 Prior approval
• PA/26/00878/NC Awaiting decision

  Town Hall Hotel, 8 Patriot Square, London, E2 9NF

  Application under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the General Permitted Development Order (2015) (as amended) to determine whether prior approval is required for the installation of a rooftop solar photovoltaic array.

  19 May 2026 Prior approval
• PA/26/00150/NC Granted

  Culloden Primary School, Dee Street, London, E14 0PT

  Application under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J to determine if prior approval is required for proposed roof mounted solar panels.

  27 Jan 2026 Prior approval