Planning application
Railway Arches, Royal Mint Street, London, E1
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Temporary planning permission for the installation of two pop-up containers and the temporary change of use from Use Class E(g)(iii) (Industrial Processes) and B8 (Storage and Distribution) to Use Class E(b) (Sale of food and drink for consumption (mostly) on the premises).
As published by the council, reference PA/26/01407/NC
Application record
- Reference
- PA/26/01407/NC
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Whitechapel
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tower Hamlets register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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PA/26/01407 Awaiting decision
Railway Arches, Royal Mint Street, London, E1
Temporary planning permission for the installation of two pop-up containers and the temporary cha...
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Tower Hamlets
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28 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 October 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- SITE PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING PLANS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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About full applications
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