Planning application
31 New Road, London, E1 1HE
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
Part retrospective part proposed change of use of lower ground floor, first floor, and second floor from Class E to HMO; with associated internal alterations
As published by the council, reference PA/26/00032/NC
Application record
- Reference
- PA/26/00032/NC
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Appeal lodged
- Received
- 21 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Whitechapel
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E1 1HE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tower Hamlets register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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PA/26/00033/NC At appeal
31 New Road, London, E1 1HE
Retention of works carried out for internal alterations to Listed Building.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 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 18 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Appeal: 6011562 & 6011563 (Appeal Received)
- Appeal: 6011563 (Appeal Received)
- Application: PA/26/00033/NC (Appeal lodged)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
- APPELLANT?S FINAL COMMENTS
- APPEAL QUESTIONNAIRE
- PLANNING APPEAL STATEMENT
- OFFICERS REPORT
- DECISION_NOTICE
- PRE-EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PRE-EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PRE-EXISTING 1ST FLOOR PLAN
- PRE-EXISTING 2ND FLOOR PLAN
- PRE-EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION
- EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION
- EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- LOCATION MAP
Trade members open them from here.
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