Planning application
Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference PA/25/02202/NC
Application record
- Reference
- PA/25/02202/NC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent (S8 P&LBC 1990)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permit
- Received
- 18 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 13 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Whitechapel
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E1 1BJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tower Hamlets register
This site has had 7 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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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...
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PA/26/01321/NC Awaiting decision
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...
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PA/26/01322/NC Awaiting decision
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...
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PA/26/01210/S Awaiting decision
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/...
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PA/25/02201/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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2025
Received by Tower Hamlets
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13 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Permit
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Ltd Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2010 · London
5 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
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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Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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