Planning application
18 Alphabet Square, London, E3 3RT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective change of use from live/work unit (Sui Generis) to residential dwellinghouse (C3).
As published by the council, reference PA/25/02106/A1
Application record
- Reference
- PA/25/02106/A1
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permit
- Received
- 5 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 5 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 14 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Bromley South
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E3 3RT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Dec 2025
Received by Tower Hamlets
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14 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Permit
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25 Jul 2026
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4D Planning Agent, a planning consultancy
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