Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

This site has had 7 applications since 2025: 5 approved, 0 refused.

• PA/26/01349/NC Awaiting decision

  Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

  Proposal for the addition of an elevated terrace on London Square, providing access to and from t...

  Submitted 14 Sep 2026
• PA/26/01321/NC Granted

  Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

  Application for amendments to the service and delivery bay area of Tower Hamlets Town Hall. The i...

  Decided 22 Sep 2026
• PA/26/01322/NC Granted

  Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

  Application for amendments to the service and delivery bay area of Tower Hamlets Town Hall. The i...

  Decided 22 Sep 2026
• PA/26/01210/S Granted

  Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

  Submission of details pursuant to Condition 3 (CCTV detail) of Listed Building Consent ref PA/25/...

  Decided 1 Oct 2026
• PA/25/02202/NC Granted

  Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

  Application for amendments to the service and delivery bay area of Tower Hamlets Town Hall. The interventions proposed include: a new automatic sliding gate; extension to existing railings; removal of existing bollards; reconfiguration of car parking layouts; minor adjustments to landscaped areas; addition of electrical car charging points.

  Decided 13 Feb 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• PA/25/01485/NC Awaiting decision

  Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

  T1 (Large London Plane Tree) reduce by 2.0MTRS and T2, T3, T4 T5, T6, T7 & T8 ( x7 Small London Plane Trees) to reduce by 0.5/1.0MTRS

  Submitted 22 Aug 2025 Trees

1. 18 Dec 2025

   Received by Tower Hamlets

2. 13 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Permit

3. 25 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Application: PA/25/02202/NC (Decided)

Tower Hamlets granted permission on 13 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.

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• Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

  PA/25/02202/NC Submitted 18 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Application for amendments to the service and delivery bay area of Tower Hamlets Town Hall. The interventions proposed include: a new automatic sliding gate; extension to existing railings; removal of existing bollards; reconfiguration of car parking layouts; minor adjustments to landscaped areas; addition of electrical car charging points.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension 4 docs

• Bus Shelter, Pavement Outside 160 London Borough of Tower Hamlets Town Hall, Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

  PA/25/02055/NC Submitted 27 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Internal illuminated sequential advertisement capable of static and dynamic content display with automatic rotation of images.

  Granted Advertising 8 docs

• Bus Shelter, Pavement Outside 160 London Borough of Tower Hamlets Town Hall, Whitechapel Road, London, E1

  PA/26/00408/NC Submitted 26 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Display of a double sided internally illuminated LCD screen to display content with subtle animation and automatic rotation of images at the existing bus shelter, freestanding.

  Refused Advertising 11 docs

• Edward VII Memorial drinking fountain located on edge of the pavement in front of 259 Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1DB

  PA/26/00590/S Submitted 30 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~25 May

  Submission of details pursuant to condition no.3 (Method Statement ) of Listed Building Consent ref: PA/25/00455, dated 15/05/2025

  Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs

• Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ

  PA/25/01485/NC Submitted 22 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~17 Oct

  T1 (Large London Plane Tree) reduce by 2.0MTRS and T2, T3, T4 T5, T6, T7 & T8 ( x7 Small London Plane Trees) to reduce by 0.5/1.0MTRS

  Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs

• Pavement in front of 197 to 337 Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel Road, London, E1

  PA/26/00812/S Submitted 7 May 2026 100 yards away

  Application for non-material amendment of Planning permission Ref: PA/24/01403, Dated 07/02/2025 Non Material Amendment(s) Sought: Removal of Bulkhead: The overhead bulkhead as been omitted in favour of demountable components. A fall to the roof tarp will be formed through the installation of a 'pitch former' fixed to the top bars.

  Granted Amendments 27 docs

• PA/26/00916/NC Granted

  2 Athelstane Grove, London, E3 5JG

  Conversion of existing butterfly roof with front and back mansard to utilise the loft area as habitable space.

  Received 3 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Full applications
• PA/26/01372/NC Awaiting decision

  Anglesey House, Lindfield Street, London E14 6HS

  Proposal for the installation of a new flat roof covering, including the removal of the existing curved metal profile roof and supporting framework, demolition of the existing gable walls, installation of a warm deck flat roof over the original concrete roof slab, and provision of an edge protection system to facilitate safe roof access for maintenance.

  Received 8 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Full applications
• PA/26/01504/NC Awaiting decision

  412 Hackney Road, London, E2 7AP

  Proposed for a new side extension, alterations to the existing side extension, installation of a new glazed screen and rooflight, and alterations to the street-facing façade.

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Full applications
• PA/26/01517/NC Awaiting decision

  11 Lyal Road, London, E3 5QG

  Proposed single-storey rear infill side extension

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
• PA/26/00497/NC Decided

  72 Cambridge Heath Road, London, E1 5QJ

  The change of use of the ground floor premises at 72 Cambridge Heath Road, London E1 5QJ from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Sui Generis (Laundrette) including external flue.

  Received 25 Mar, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Full applications