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25/01307/OBS.

Calcutta House Old Castle Street London E1 7NT

Cross-Borough Consultations at Calcutta House Old Castle Street London E1 7NT, received 22 Sep 2025 — no objection on 31 Oct 2025 (delegated, Georgia McBirney).

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No objection
Outcome
31 Oct 2025
6 wks
Decision time
inside the 8-week target
Conditions
not captured
3
Documents
3 linked
0
Objections
0 in support
No
Appeal
none recorded
Record from the City Of London planning register as captured; documents link to the council's own files. Nearby applications are context, not part of this application.
Application

What is it?

Consultation by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for the 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 educat

Reference
25/01307/OBS
Type
Observations from other Boroughs
Agent / consultant
None recorded
Case officer
Postcode
E1 7NT
Received
22 Sep 2025
Target date
13 Oct 2025
Decision date
31 Oct 2025
Decision route
Delegated (officer)
Reference
25/01307/OBS
Type
Observations from other Boroughs
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Agent / consultant
None recorded
Case officer
Postcode
E1 7NT
Received
22 Sep 2025
Target date
13 Oct 2025
Decision date
31 Oct 2025
Decision route
Delegated (officer)
Documents

What was filed?

Document
Published
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OBSERVATIONS TO A NEIGHBOURING PLANNING AUTHORITY
31 Oct 2025
Officers Report
31 Oct 2025
APPLICATION EMAIL
22 Sept 2025
OBSERVATIONS TO A NEIGHBOURING PLANNING AUTHORITY
31 Oct 2025
Officers Report
31 Oct 2025
APPLICATION EMAIL
22 Sept 2025

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Decision

What happened?

No objection on 31 Oct 2025, delegated decision by Georgia McBirney — 6 weeks from submission.

Timeline

Date
Event
22 Sep 2025
Application received
13 Oct 2025
Statutory target date
31 Oct 2025
Delegated decision: No objection · Georgia McBirney
22 Sep 2025
Application received
13 Oct 2025
Statutory target date
31 Oct 2025
Delegated decision: No objection · Georgia McBirney

Public response

Measure
Count
Objections
0
In support
0
Total comments
0
Objections
0
In support
0
Total comments
0
People

Who is involved?

Name
Role
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
No agent recorded
Applied without an agent, or agent not recorded.
Case officer — delegated decision
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
No agent recorded
Applied without an agent, or agent not recorded.
Case officer — delegated decision
Place

What affects it?

Context around the site — not part of this application. Designations over the site: use the map's designations filter (conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4, flood risk …). Decisions within 250 metres of the site are listed below — context, not this application.

Other applications within 250 metres (context — nearby, not this application)

No other geocoded decision is recorded within 250 metres.