Planning application
187-189 Commercial Road, London, E1 2DA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference PA/25/01814/A1
Application record
- Reference
- PA/25/01814/A1
- Type
- Other Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Given
- Received
- 10 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 10 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 5 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Whitechapel
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E1 2DA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tower Hamlets register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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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
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Oct 2025
Received by Tower Hamlets
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5 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Given
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Clements & Porter Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice
13 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 91% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tower Hamlets granted permission on 5 December 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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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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