Planning application
48 Alpha Grove, London, E14 8LH
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from a C3 residential dwelling to a C2 residential institution to operate as a small children's care home for 1 (one) young person aged 9?16, with 24-hour staffing and no external alterations to the property.
As published by the council, reference PA/25/02103/NC
Application record
- Reference
- PA/25/02103/NC
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 17 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 17 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 11 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Canary Wharf
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E14 8LH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Dec 2025
Received by Tower Hamlets
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11 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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