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1-7 Leyden Street, London, E1 7LE

Awaiting decision Tower Hamlets PA/26/00845/A1 Full Planning Permission

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Proposal

Change of use of the first, second and third floors of 5 Leyden Street from ancillary storage associated with the ground floor wholesale use (Use Class B8) to form one 2-bedroom, 3-person residential unit (Use Class C3). Associated reconfiguration of internal access via 3 Leyden Street to provide access to the first floor of 5 Leyden Street. Construction of a winter garden at roof level to the rear of 5 Leyden Street. Provision of cycle storage, refuse storage, and associated amenity space to the rear of 1 Leyden Street.

As published by the council, reference PA/26/00845/A1

Application record

Reference
PA/26/00845/A1
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Registered
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Spitalfields and Banglatown
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
E1 7LE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Jun 2026

    Received by Tower Hamlets

  2. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 July 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.

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Cityshaping Ltd Agent

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

  • LBTH DESIGN AND CONSERVATION Consultee Comment · 22 Jun 2026
  • TECHNICAL NOTE ON MARKETING STATEMENT Correspondence · 05 Jun 2026
  • SITE LOCATION & BLOCK PLAN Current Plan · 05 Jun 2026
  • MARKETING STATEMENT Correspondence · 05 Jun 2026
  • DRAWING SET Current Plan · 13 May 2026
  • COVERING LETTER - 11.05.2026 Correspondence · 13 May 2026
  • AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Planning Statement · 13 May 2026
  • PHOTOS Photo · 13 May 2026

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What happens while it is decided

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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