Planning application
517 Commercial Road, London, E1 0HQ
Works: Extension Domestic
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Listed Building Consent for the conversion of existing residential dwelling into 1x self contained basement flat and 1x four bedrooms house over ground and upper storeys. Proposals include the construction of double storey rear extension, internal layout changes, installation of staircase to front elevation at basement level, enlargement of lightwell to rear, installation of staircase to rear, bin storage to front and installation of bike storage to rear.
As published by the council, reference PA/26/00213/NC
Application record
- Reference
- PA/26/00213/NC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent (S8 P&LBC 1990)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permit
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 8 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Stepney Green
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E1 0HQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tower Hamlets register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 2 refused.
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PA/26/00222/A1 Granted
517 Commercial Road, London, E1 0HQ
Conversion of existing residential dwelling into 1x self contained basement flat and 1x four bedrooms house over ground and upper storeys. Proposals include the construction of double storey rear extension, installation of staircase to front elevation at basement level, enlargement of lightwell to rear, installation of staircase to rear, bin storage to front and installation of bike storage to rear.
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PA/25/01962/NC Refused
517 Commercial Road, London, E1 0HQ
Conversion of existing dwelling into 1x self contained basement flat and 1x four bedroom house over ground and upper storey, the enlargement of a window and the erection of a single storey extension on the front elevation.
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PA/25/01481/A1 Refused
517 Commercial Road, London, E1 0HQ
Conversion of existing dwelling into 1x self contained basement flat and 1x four bedroom house over ground and upper storey, the enlargement of a window and the erection of a single storey extension on the front elevation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2026
Received by Tower Hamlets
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8 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Permit
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25 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Design and Plan Consultants Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Southall
Active · incorporated 2013 · Southall
150 applications on PlanIndex · across 28 councils · 66% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- OFFICERS REPORT
- DECISION_NOTICE
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FLOOR PLANS
- PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FLOOR PLANS
- PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED SECTION BB
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tower Hamlets granted permission on 8 June 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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