Crawford Building, 112 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7AP

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

• PA/25/01530/NC Granted

  Crawford Building, 112 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7AP

  Proposed remedial replacement of existing curtain walling, to south east corner of the building to the apartments of 1605, 1606, 1705, 1706, 1805, 1806, 1905, and 1906 on floors 16 to 19, including replacement glazing panels to 'sail' cladding on south east corner of the building from the 14th floor upwards are proposed. Replacement balcony doors, decking, and balustrades are also proposed to apartments 1605, 1705, 1805.

  Decided 24 Nov 2025 Full applications

1. 17 Apr 2026

   Received by Tower Hamlets

2. 2 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Permit

3. 25 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Application: PA/25/01530/NC (Decided)

Tower Hamlets granted permission on 2 July 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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• Crawford Building, 112 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7AP

  PA/25/01530/NC Submitted 15 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Proposed remedial replacement of existing curtain walling, to south east corner of the building to the apartments of 1605, 1606, 1705, 1706, 1805, 1806, 1905, and 1906 on floors 16 to 19, including replacement glazing panels to 'sail' cladding on south east corner of the building from the 14th floor upwards are proposed. Replacement balcony doors, decking, and balustrades are also proposed to apartments 1605, 1705, 1805.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Windows or glazing 27 docs

• 1 Commercial Street, London, E1 6BF

  PA/25/02087/S Submitted 3 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Application for Non-Material Amendment to condition 2 (In accordance with Plans) and condition 5 (Cycle Storage) of planning application ref. PA/25/01288, dated 6 October 2025 for Change of use of 5th and 6th floors from Use Class E (Office) to flexible Use Class E / Class F1 (Education) and associated internal works. Non Material amendment(s): amendments to the approved cycle parking and end of trip facilities.

  Granted Amendments 4 docs

• Calcutta House, Old Castle Street, London, E1 7NT

  PA/25/01647/NC Submitted 16 Sep 2025 100 yards away

  Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended), in respect of the proposed part retention and extension, and part demolition and construction of a new mixed-use development. Within the northern portion of the Site, the Proposed Development will include an extension of two floors to the existing retained elements of the Calcutta House building, housing higher education uses (Use Class F1), resulting in overall eight levels (including ground level), and providing a total of circa 10,588m2 of educational space, as well as approximately 215m2 of retail (Use Class E) and 110m2 of community uses (Use Class F2), along with associated public realm, cycle parking spaces, refuse storage, plant and loading bay. Within the southern portion of the Site, the Proposed Development will include the construction of a new multi-level Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (Sui Generis) building and community facilities (Use Class F2) ranging from approximately 2 to 21 storeys in height (including ground level and excluding rooftop plant), with approximately 787 rooms, associated amenity and ancillary space.

  Decided Outline Extension Demolition 18 docs

• Calcutta House, London Metropolitan University, Old Castle Street, London, E1 7NT

  PA/26/00391/A1 Submitted 19 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~14 May

  Phased mixed-use redevelopment of the site, involving part-demolition and part-retention, refurbishment, and extension of Calcutta House and the Annex Building, to provide Higher Education floorspace (Use Class F1); the demolition of 130 Whitechapel High Street and 133-137 Whitechapel High Street (excluding retained façade), and the erection of a new building to provide Purpose Built Student Accommodation (Use Class Sui Generis), Retail (Use Class E), and flexible Office / Community floorspace (Use Class E/F2); with landscaping, public realm, and associated ancillary works for each phase [This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement] Further information provided by the applicant (not forming part of the formal description of development): The development will involve: - Up to 12,530 sqm of Higher Education floorspace (Use Class F1) within the refurbished and extended Calcutta House and Annex buildings, in a building of 6 storeys (+44.88 m AOD) - Up to 25,826 sqm of Purpose Built Student Accommodation floorspace, comprising 748 rooms (Use Class Sui Generis), 102 sqm of flexible Office / Community floorspace (Use Class E/F2) and 220 sqm of Retail floorspace (Use Class E), in a building of 17 storeys (+78.65 m AOD) (RE-CONSULTATION: Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) floorspace has been reduced from 27,799 sqm to 25,826 sqm, student rooms (Use Class Sui Generis) reduced from 794 to 748, storeys of PBSA building reduced from 19 (+84.75 m AOD) to 17 (+78.65 m AOD)

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Demolition 351 docs

• 2 Leman Street, London, E1 8FA

  2026/0643 Submitted 25 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  Notification from LB Tower Hamlets of application PA/26/00386 for the Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide a building ranging from basement, ground plus 19 storeys, comprising office (Class E) and aparthotel (Class C1); associated cycle and car parking, hard and soft landscaping and other associated works.

  Granted Demolition

• Bus Shelter, Pavement Outside 10 Whitechapel High Street, London E1

  PA/26/00411/NC Submitted 26 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  Display of a double sided internally illuminated LCD screen to display content with automatic rotation of images at the existing bus shelter, freestanding.

  Granted Advertising 9 docs

• PA/26/01551/S Awaiting decision

  Former Poplar Bus Depot, Leven Road, London, E14 0LN

  Submission of detail pursuant conditional no. 28(Delivery and Servicing Plan) of planning permission ref:PA/19/02148 dated 14/10/2020.

  Received 9 Sep, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Conditions
• PA/26/01552/S Awaiting decision

  South Central Core and Surrounding Land, South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14

  Submission of details pursuant to condition no.4 (External Materials) of planning permission ref: PA/26/00436, dated 19/05/2026

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Conditions
• PA/26/00851 Granted

  TSVC Building, Land bounded by Hepscott Road and Rothbury Road, E9 5HH

  Submission of details pursuant to condition no.21 (Waste and Recycling Storage drawings) of planning permission ref:LL/17/00222/FUL Dated 29/10/2019 as amended by Non Material Amendment ref: LL/22/00069/NMA, Dated 06/01/2023

  Received 13 May, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Conditions
• PA/26/01540/S Awaiting decision

  St Georges Leisure Centre, 221 The Highway, London, E1W 3BP

  Submission of details pursuant to condition no.23 (A Method Statement) of planning permission ref: PA/24/01804, dated 02/06/2026

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Conditions
• PA/26/01518/S Awaiting decision

  Belvedere and Mandeville Place, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, E20 2AA

  Submission of details pursuant to condition no.5 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) in relation to Phase 1 of planning permission ref: LL/24/00277/FUL, dated 25/11/2024

  Received 28 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Conditions