Planning application
Former 277 Commercial Road, London E1
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Construction of four storey building with basement. Creation of retail unit at ground floor and basement level and 1x one-bedroom flat and 1x three-bedroom on the upper floors.
As published by the council, reference PA/25/02232/A1
Application record
- Reference
- PA/25/02232/A1
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Whitechapel
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2026
Received by Tower Hamlets
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Tower Hamlets took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
First Homes Ltd Agent, a developer
3 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
- RAIL FOR LONDON
- TFL
- LONDON UNDERGROUND
- THAMES WATER
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS AND REAR ELEVATION
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED FLOOR & ROOF PLANS
- PROPOSED FRONT & REAR ELEVATIONS AND SECTION
- PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONS
- BNG CREDITS
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN MATRIX
- BNG RESERVATION NOTICE
- LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Tower Hamlets for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tower Hamlets decided full applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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