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Unit 1, 3 Birchfield Street, London, E14 8ED

Granted Tower Hamlets PA/26/00526/NC Cert. of Law. Existing Dev. (TCPA S191)

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
Granted As published: 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

  1. 20 Mar 2026

    Received by Tower Hamlets

  2. 13 May 2026

    Decision issued: Permit

  3. 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 Delegated Report · 13 May 2026
  • DECISION_NOTICE Decision Notice · 13 May 2026
  • FLOOR PLAN Current Plan · 31 Mar 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 24 Mar 2026
  • DECISION NOTICE REF: PA/12/01092 Correspondence · 24 Mar 2026

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What 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.

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