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The Forge, 397-411 Westferry Road, London, E14 3AE

Refused Tower Hamlets PA/25/01844/NC Cert. of Law. Proposed Dev. (TCPA S192)

At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.

Proposal

Application for certificate of Lawfulness in respect of proposed use of the unit within Class E for indoor sport, recreation or fitness on a 24 hour basis.

As published by the council, reference PA/25/01844/NC

Application record

Reference
PA/25/01844/NC
Type
Cert. of Law. Proposed Dev. (TCPA S192)
Status
Appeal lodged
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
22 Oct 2025
Validated
22 Oct 2025
Decided
16 Dec 2025
Ward
Island Gardens
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
E14 3AE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Oct 2025

    Received by Tower Hamlets

  2. 16 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: X/26/3377688 (Appeal Received)

Who's behind it

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Urbanspace Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Hertford

Active · incorporated 2020 · Hertford

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

14 documents on file for this application

  • APPELLANT'S REBUTTAL TO THE LPA'S STATEMENT OF CASE Correspondence · 27 May 2026
  • PINS COVER LETTER 26 MAY 2026 Correspondence · 27 May 2026
  • PINS LETTER - NO APPELLANT STATEMENT OR THIRD PARTY COMMENTS SUBMITTED Correspondence · 06 May 2026
  • APPEAL QUESTIONNAIRE Correspondence · 07 Apr 2026
  • APPEAL START LETTER 20 MARCH 2026 Correspondence · 23 Mar 2026
  • APPEAL STATEMENT Correspondence · 06 Feb 2026
  • APPEAL VALID LETTER Correspondence · 05 Feb 2026
  • OFFICERS REPORT Delegated Report · 16 Dec 2025
  • DECISION_NOTICE Decision Notice · 16 Dec 2025
  • DEMISE - EXISTING GROUND FLOOR Current Plan · 24 Oct 2025
  • DEMISE - PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR Current Plan · 24 Oct 2025
  • LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 17 Oct 2025
  • DECISION NOTICE REF: PA/05/01626 Correspondence · 17 Oct 2025
  • SUPPORTING STATEMENT Correspondence · 17 Oct 2025

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What happens at appeal

This application is at appeal, which passes the decision from Tower Hamlets to the planning inspectorate, and the outcome will replace the council's decision. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

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