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18 Alphabet Square, London, E3 3RT

Granted Tower Hamlets PA/25/02106/A1 Full Planning Permission

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

  1. 5 Dec 2025

    Received by Tower Hamlets

  2. 14 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Permit

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

4D Planning Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tower Hamlets granted permission on 14 January 2026, 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.

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