Planning application
152-152A Commercial Road & 2A, 2B &2C Hessel Street, London E1
Works: Extension
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Proposal
Application for certificate of Lawfulness in respect of existing use as a Installation of steelwork to reinforce loadbearing walls in order to support the new floor extension has taken place in the basement and inspected by the Appointed Approved Inspector approved by the Tower Hamlets Building Control Department as per the report appended . (Approved Inspector - ACT Building Control Ltd) Furthermore CIL payments have been made at commencement as per the attached statement.
As published by the council, reference PA/25/02193/NC
Application record
- Reference
- PA/25/02193/NC
- Type
- Cert. of Law. Existing Dev. (TCPA S191)
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Whitechapel
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Dec 2025
Received by Tower Hamlets
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 February 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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Who's behind it
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Bahara Designs Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Essex
Dissolved · incorporated 2002 · Essex
3 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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