Planning application
Flat 10, Reservoir Studios, 547 Cable Street, London, E1W 3EW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective change of use from live/work (Sui Generis) to small HMO (Use Class C4)
As published by the council, reference PA/26/00685/NC
Application record
- Reference
- PA/26/00685/NC
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permit
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 21 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Shadwell
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E1W 3EW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Apr 2026
Received by Tower Hamlets
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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19 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Permit
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- OFFICERS REPORT
- DECISION_NOTICE
- EXISTING LAYOUT
- DLR
- EXISITNG AND PROPOSED COMMUNIAL GROUND FLOOR
- EXISITNG AND PROPOSED SECTION A-A
- EXISING AND PROPOSED FR ELEVATIONS B
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS A
- SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tower Hamlets granted permission on 19 August 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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