Planning application
Unit 1, 3 Birchfield Street, London, E14 8ED
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for Certificate of Lawfullness in respect of existing use as a one storey apartment flat in continuous use as a C4 premises (House of Multiple Occupation)
As published by the council, reference PA/26/00526/NC
Application record
- Reference
- PA/26/00526/NC
- Type
- Cert. of Law. Existing Dev. (TCPA S191)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permit
- Received
- 20 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Poplar
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E14 8ED
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Mar 2026
Received by Tower Hamlets
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13 May 2026
Decision issued: Permit
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- OFFICERS REPORT
- DECISION_NOTICE
- FLOOR PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
- DECISION NOTICE REF: PA/12/01092
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tower Hamlets granted permission on 13 May 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.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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