187-189 Commercial Road, London, E1 2DA

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• PA/25/01814/A1 Granted

  187-189 Commercial Road, London, E1 2DA

  Prior Approval Application, under Part 3 Class G of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use to 1st floor commercial space to create 2 residential dwellings within a mixed use building

  Decided 5 Dec 2025 Prior approval
• PA/25/01814/A2 Granted

  187-189 Commercial Road, London, E1 2DA

  Prior Approval Application, under Part 3 Class G of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use to 1st floor commercial space to create 2 residential dwellings within a mixed use building

  Decided 5 Dec 2025 Prior approval

1. 11 Mar 2026

   Received by Tower Hamlets

2. 25 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 6 May 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.

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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• 187-189 Commercial Road, London, E1 2DA

  PA/25/01814/A1 Submitted 10 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  Prior Approval Application, under Part 3 Class G of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use to 1st floor commercial space to create 2 residential dwellings within a mixed use building

  Granted Prior approval 17 docs

• 187-189 Commercial Road, London, E1 2DA

  PA/25/01814/A2 Submitted 10 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  Prior Approval Application, under Part 3 Class G of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use to 1st floor commercial space to create 2 residential dwellings within a mixed use building

  Granted Prior approval 18 docs

• 19 Turner Street, London, E1 2AU

  PA/26/01132/NC Submitted 2 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Single storey front infill extension with conversion of existing store, single storey side extens...

  Granted Extension
  Small domestic

• 210-216 Commercial Road, London, E1 2JR

  PA/25/01055/A1 Submitted 23 Sep 2025 100 yards away

  Alteration of part ground, first and second floors. Two storey rear extension plus reconfiguration of existing second floor flat to form 4x one bedroom (1 person) self-contained units and provision of glazed unit to side (eastern) elevation.

  Refused Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 10 docs

• 210-216 Commercial Road, London, E1 2JR

  PA/25/01602/NC Submitted 10 Sep 2025 100 yards away

  Change of use of basement and ground floor from Use Class (E) Bank to a Bingo Hall (Sui Generis), external alterations to include new glazed units with metal frames at front elevation, new wooden door at the side elevation and removal of x1 chimney stack

  Refused Full applications Windows or glazing 20 docs

• 162-164 Commercial Road, London, E1 2JY

  PA/26/00633/S Submitted 9 Apr 2026 100 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~4 Jun

  Submission of details pursuant to condition no. 4 (Car-Fee) of planning /permission dated 05/07/2017, ref: PA/17/01310

  Awaiting decision Conditions 1 doc

• PA/26/00916/NC Granted

  2 Athelstane Grove, London, E3 5JG

  Conversion of existing butterfly roof with front and back mansard to utilise the loft area as habitable space.

  Received 3 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Full applications
• PA/26/01372/NC Awaiting decision

  Anglesey House, Lindfield Street, London E14 6HS

  Proposal for the installation of a new flat roof covering, including the removal of the existing curved metal profile roof and supporting framework, demolition of the existing gable walls, installation of a warm deck flat roof over the original concrete roof slab, and provision of an edge protection system to facilitate safe roof access for maintenance.

  Received 8 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Full applications
• PA/26/01504/NC Awaiting decision

  412 Hackney Road, London, E2 7AP

  Proposed for a new side extension, alterations to the existing side extension, installation of a new glazed screen and rooflight, and alterations to the street-facing façade.

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Full applications
• PA/26/01517/NC Awaiting decision

  11 Lyal Road, London, E3 5QG

  Proposed single-storey rear infill side extension

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
• PA/26/00497/NC Decided

  72 Cambridge Heath Road, London, E1 5QJ

  The change of use of the ground floor premises at 72 Cambridge Heath Road, London E1 5QJ from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Sui Generis (Laundrette) including external flue.

  Received 25 Mar, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Full applications