Planning application
404 Bancroft Road, London, E1 4DH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from office space (Use Class E) into a large HMO (Sui Generis) for a maximum of seven people. Associated minor internal alteration.
As published by the council, reference PA/26/01422
Application record
- Reference
- PA/26/01422
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bethnal Green East
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E1 4DH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tower Hamlets register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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PA/26/01422/A1 Awaiting decision
404 Bancroft Road, London, E1 4DH
Change of use from office space (Use Class E) into a large HMO (Sui Generis) for a maximum of seven people. Associated minor internal alteration.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2026
Received by Tower Hamlets
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20 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 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
7 documents on file for this application
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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.
About full applications
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Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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404 Bancroft Road, London, E1 4DH
85% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct
Change of use from office space (Use Class E) into a large HMO (Sui Generis) for a maximum of seven people. Associated minor internal alteration.
Awaiting decision Full applications 7 docs -
Bancroft Local History And Archives Library, 277 Bancroft Road, London, E1 4DQ
Removal of the existing non compliant external courtyard staircase and installation of a new compliant steel staircase providing safe access from the roof to the courtyard. The new staircase will be positioned to avoid obstructing fire exit doors and will be painted black to match the removed original.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 3 docs -
Bancroft Local History And Archives Library, 277 Bancroft Road, London, E1 4DQ
85% historically approved · decision due ~1 Apr
Removal of the existing non compliant external courtyard staircase and installation of a new compliant steel staircase providing safe access from the roof to the courtyard. The new staircase will be positioned to avoid obstructing fire exit doors and will be painted black to match the removed original.
Decided Full applications 14 docs -
Informatics Teaching Laboratory Building, 5 Godward Square, LONDON, E1 4FZ
Submission of detail pursuant to condition 8b (Post Installation Verification Report) of planning permission ref: PA/23/00950 dated 21/02/2024
Granted Conditions 3 docs -
Informatics Teaching Laboratory Building, 5 Godward Square, LONDON, E1 4FZ
Submission of detail pursuant to condition no.5 (Landscaping details) of planning permission ref: PA/23/00950 dated 21/02/2024
Granted Conditions 22 docs -
Informatics Teaching Laboratory Building, 5 Godward Square, LONDON, E1 4FZ
Submission of detail pursuant to condition 14 (Energy Statement and Overheating Report) of planning permission ref: PA/23/00950 dated 21/02/2024
Granted Conditions 14 docs
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