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Ground Floor, South Block, Exchange Building, 132 Commercial Street, London E1 6NG

Granted Tower Hamlets PA/25/02180/NC Full Planning Permission

Works: Windows or glazing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Alterations to shopfront bays for new entrance doors and associated works

As published by the council, reference PA/25/02180/NC

Application record

Reference
PA/25/02180/NC
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Permit
Received
15 Dec 2025
Validated
15 Dec 2025
Decided
4 Feb 2026
Ward
Spitalfields and Banglatown
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
E1 6NG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Dec 2025

    Received by Tower Hamlets

  2. 4 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Permit

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Firstplan Ltd Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2003 · London

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132 Commercial Street LLP Applicant, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2010 · London

1 application on PlanIndex

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Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

  • OFFICERS REPORT Delegated Report · 04 Feb 2026
  • DECISION_NOTICE Decision Notice · 04 Feb 2026
  • TFL Consultee Comment · 09 Jan 2026
  • PLANNING FIRE SAFETY EXCEPTION STATEMENT Correspondence · 15 Dec 2025
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN Current Plan · 15 Dec 2025
  • BLOCK PLAN Current Plan · 15 Dec 2025
  • EXISTING COMMERCIAL STREET ELEVATION AND PLAN Current Plan · 15 Dec 2025
  • PROPOSED COMMERCIAL STREET ELEVATION AND PLAN Current Plan · 15 Dec 2025
  • COVER LETTER INCL. PLANNING AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Correspondence · 15 Dec 2025
  • PROPOSED SHOPFRONT BAY DETAIL Current Plan · 15 Dec 2025

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What this grant of permission means

Tower Hamlets granted permission on 4 February 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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