Planning application
16-20 Fordham Street, London, E1
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective application for conversion of three x 3 bedroom maisonette flats (nos. 16-20) into six self-contained studio flats.
As published by the council, reference PA/26/00286/A1
Application record
- Reference
- PA/26/00286/A1
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 16 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Whitechapel
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 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 13 April 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANS
- PRE-EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- INCLUDING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
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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