Planning application
40 Driffield Road, London, E3 5NF
Works: Extension Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lower ground floor rear extension and demolition of existing outbuilding to rebuild a larger outbuilding similar to existing
As published by the council, reference PA/26/00316/NC
Application record
- Reference
- PA/26/00316/NC
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permit
- Received
- 27 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 27 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 23 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Bow West
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E3 5NF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tower Hamlets register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/26/00316 Granted
40 Driffield Road, London, E3 5NF
Lower ground floor rear extension and demolition of existing outbuilding to rebuild a larger outbuilding similar to existing
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Feb 2026
Received by Tower Hamlets
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23 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Permit
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Simply Architects Agent, an architecture practice
14 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 100% 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
- AND HERITAGE STATEMENT
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED PLANS
- SITE NOTICE
- EXISTING PLANS
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING & PROPOSED SECTIONS
- SITE PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tower Hamlets granted permission on 23 April 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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