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Railway Arches, Royal Mint Street, London, E1

Awaiting decision Tower Hamlets PA/26/01407/NC Full Planning Permission

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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.

  • 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...

    Submitted 10 Aug 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Aug 2026

    Received by Tower Hamlets

  2. 28 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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 Current Plan · 11 Aug 2026
  • SITE PLAN Current Plan · 11 Aug 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Current Plan · 11 Aug 2026
  • EXISTING PLANS Current Plan · 11 Aug 2026
  • PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 11 Aug 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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