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E1 8HP.

E1 8HP has 79 known premises and 10 planning records — 4 approved of 9 decided (44.4%). 52 EPC records.

Postcode E1 8HP · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther10 exact2 approximate12 on the map — every match
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79
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
10
Applications
9 decided
44.4%
Approval rate
4 approved · 2 refused
52
EPC records
ratings C 7 · D 42 · E 3
12
Mapped applications
inside the postcode shape
Postcode unit boundary from Ordnance Survey; premises and applications inside it. Aggregates describe the area, not any single premises.
Property

What is it?

E1 8HP has 79 known premises and 10 planning records — 4 approved of 9 decided (44.4%). 52 EPC records.

Premises (18 of 79 shown)

Planning

What happened?

10 planning applications across the postcode; 4 approved of 9 decided (44.4%). Latest 10 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the change of use from C3 (dwellinghouse) to C2 (residential home for childcare).
9 Swedenborg Gardens, London, E1 8HP · premises record
Applicant Pinbrooks Limited · Agent Cityscape PTA · Officer Caitlin McArthur
Cert. of Law. Proposed Dev. (TCPA S192)
Refused
2026-03-16
Application for a certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed development for a 3m deep single storey flat roof rear extension with 3m eave height.
13 Swedenborg Gardens, London, E1 8HP · premises record
Applicant Mr Yuefu Cheng · Agent TX11 Architects · Officer Caitlin McArthur
Cert. of Law. Proposed Dev. (TCPA S192)
Approved
2025-05-06
Notification for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) 2015 for single storey rear extension, 4.776m beyond the rear wall of the house, with max height of 3.2m and eaves height of 3m
6 Swedenborg Gardens, London, E1 8HP · premises record
Applicant Anwarul Islam · Agent MINIMASPACE · Officer Catarina Cheung
Larger Household Extensions
Not required
2023-06-22
Application for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) 2015 (as amended), comprising the erection of an additional storey above the existing two-storey dwellinghouse (to a maximum additional height of 2.649m).
5 Swedenborg Gardens, London, E1 8HP · premises record
Applicant Dr Uddin · Agent MINIMASPACE · Officer Catarina Cheung
Construction of Additional Storeys
Refused
2022-11-16
Notification for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) 2015 for single storey rear extension, 4.77m beyond the rear wall of the house, with max height of 3.20m and eaves height of 3.00m
5 Swedenborg Gardens, London, E1 8HP · premises record
Applicant Dr Uddin · Agent MINIMASPACE · Officer Catarina Cheung
Larger Household Extensions
Not required
2022-10-18
Proposal not recorded
Site At Adjacent To 61 Swedenborg Gardens, London · premises record
Decided
2017-07-20
Retention of a single storey office building (use class B1) to provide a Regeneration and Project office and Area Housing of 146.5 sqm for a period of 12 months.
Site At Adjacent To former 61 Swedenborg Gardens, London · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2016-03-15
Retention of a single storey office building (Class B1) for a period of 5 years.
Site At Adjacent To former 61 Swedenborg Gardens, London · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2010-01-06
Installation of a satellite dish.
47 Swedenborg Gardens, London E1 · premises record
Applicant M. Chinnery · Officer John Norman
Full Planning Permission
Withdrawn
2000-01-04
Demolition of vacant two storey building and landscaping site pending redevelopment.
Hannah Long House, 23 Swedenborg Gardens, E1 · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
1999-03-26
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the change of use from C3 (dwellinghouse) to C2 (residential home for childcare).
9 Swedenborg Gardens, London, E1 8HP · premises record
Applicant Pinbrooks Limited · Agent Cityscape PTA · Officer Caitlin McArthur
Refused
2026-03-16
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Cert. of Law. Proposed Dev. (TCPA S192)
Application for a certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed development for a 3m deep single storey flat roof rear extension with 3m eave height.
13 Swedenborg Gardens, London, E1 8HP · premises record
Applicant Mr Yuefu Cheng · Agent TX11 Architects · Officer Caitlin McArthur
Approved
2025-05-06
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Cert. of Law. Proposed Dev. (TCPA S192)
Notification for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) 2015 for single storey rear extension, 4.776m beyond the rear wall of the house, with max height of 3.2m and eaves height of 3m
6 Swedenborg Gardens, London, E1 8HP · premises record
Applicant Anwarul Islam · Agent MINIMASPACE · Officer Catarina Cheung
Not required
2023-06-22
More
Larger Household Extensions
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Application for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) 2015 (as amended), comprising the erection of an additional storey above the existing two-storey dwellinghouse (to a maximum additional height of 2.649m).
5 Swedenborg Gardens, London, E1 8HP · premises record
Applicant Dr Uddin · Agent MINIMASPACE · Officer Catarina Cheung
Refused
2022-11-16
More
Construction of Additional Storeys
Notification for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) 2015 for single storey rear extension, 4.77m beyond the rear wall of the house, with max height of 3.20m and eaves height of 3.00m
5 Swedenborg Gardens, London, E1 8HP · premises record
Applicant Dr Uddin · Agent MINIMASPACE · Officer Catarina Cheung
Not required
2022-10-18
More
Larger Household Extensions
Proposal not recorded
Site At Adjacent To 61 Swedenborg Gardens, London · premises record
Decided
2017-07-20
More
Retention of a single storey office building (use class B1) to provide a Regeneration and Project office and Area Housing of 146.5 sqm for a period of 12 months.
Site At Adjacent To former 61 Swedenborg Gardens, London · premises record
Approved
2016-03-15
More
Full Planning Permission
Retention of a single storey office building (Class B1) for a period of 5 years.
Site At Adjacent To former 61 Swedenborg Gardens, London · premises record
Approved
2010-01-06
More
Full Planning Permission
Installation of a satellite dish.
47 Swedenborg Gardens, London E1 · premises record
Applicant M. Chinnery · Officer John Norman
Withdrawn
2000-01-04
More
Full Planning Permission
Demolition of vacant two storey building and landscaping site pending redevelopment.
Hannah Long House, 23 Swedenborg Gardens, E1 · premises record
Approved
1999-03-26
More
Full Planning Permission

Building control

Building-control records are not yet collected for Tower Hamlets — the register is being gathered borough by borough (held so far: Lambeth, Brent, Ealing, Westminster, City and others).

Place

What affects it?

Every mapped designation touching a premises in this postcode, with how many of its 79 premises each one covers.

Designation
Coverage
Archaeological Priority Area
Tower Hamlets APA 2.6: The Highway Summary and Definition The Highway APA covers the extent of the historic routeway and river terrace edge corridor now followed by the Highway that is not already included in APAs for the historic settlements along it · reference 76945 · covers 79 of 79 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Archaeological Priority Area
Tower Hamlets APA 2.6: The Highway Summary and Definition The Highway APA covers the extent of the historic routeway and river terrace edge corridor now followed by the Highway that is not already included in APAs for the historic settlements along it · reference 76945 · covers 79 of 79 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 10 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 3 applications
Agent on 1 application
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
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Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 3 applications
Agent on 1 application
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent10 applications and 12 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy52 EPC records; ratings C: 7, D: 42, E: 3.
What is not assertedNo capacity, value or ownership claim is made at area level; those belong to individual premises records and their evidence.

Intent signals

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4 intent signals recorded in this postcode
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Boundary: OS Postcode Unit areas (Ordnance Survey), 2026-08-14. Planning records: canonical stage2. EPC: EPC register. Premises: OS AddressBase / UPRN.
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