Planning application
151 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1DN
Works: Extension
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Extensions to the existing building at second and third floor levels, change of use and internal reconfiguration to upper levels to create 5 residential units (Use Class C3) and the reconfigure of the ground and basement levels to create two commercial employment units.
As published by the council, reference PA/25/01916/NC
Application record
- Reference
- PA/25/01916/NC
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 31 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 31 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 3 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Spitalfields and Banglatown
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E1 1DN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Oct 2025
Received by Tower Hamlets
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3 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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25 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Genesis Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Ware
Active · incorporated 2003 · Ware
10 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils
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15 documents on file for this application
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