Planning application
Former Joiners Arms Public House, 116-118 Hackney Road, London, E2 7QL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Temporary change of use from drinking establishment (Sui Generis use class) to LGBTQ+ community space/ office use (F2/ E(g)(i) use class); personal permission for Gay Times
As published by the council, reference PA/26/00013/NC
Application record
- Reference
- PA/26/00013/NC
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 5 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Weavers
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E2 7QL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jan 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 2 March 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
JMS Planning & Development Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Halesworth
Active · incorporated 2015 · Halesworth
372 applications on PlanIndex · across 122 councils · 93% granted
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Active · incorporated 1984
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
- PRE-EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION
- EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION
- PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION
- INCL DESIGN AND ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT
- PROPOSED GA PLANS - BASEMENT
- PROPOSED GA PLANS - GROUND FLOOR
- PROPOSED GA ELEVATIONS
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- BLOCK PLAN
- EXISTING GA PLANS - BASEMENT
- EXISTING GA PLANS - GROUND FLOOR
- EXISTING GA ELEVATIONS
- PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES
- FIRE SAFETY STATEMENT
- MARKETING BROCHURE
- COVERING LETTER DATED: 02 JAN 2025
- SITE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
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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.
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