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Postcode record · Tower Hamlets

E1 2AW.

E1 2AW has 35 known premises and 21 planning records — 18 approved of 21 decided (85.7%). 11 EPC records.

Postcode E1 2AW · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther25 exact1 approximate26 on the map — every match
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35
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
21
Applications
21 decided
85.7%
Approval rate
18 approved · 2 refused
11
EPC records
ratings C 5 · D 5 · E 1
26
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 2AW has 35 known premises and 21 planning records — 18 approved of 21 decided (85.7%). 11 EPC records.

Premises (18 of 35 shown)

Planning

What happened?

21 planning applications across the postcode; 18 approved of 21 decided (85.7%). Latest 21 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Replacement of single-glazed timber-framed windows and glazed doors with double-glazed timber-framed windows and glazed doors; replacement of double-glazed roof windows with high-performance double-glazed roof windows
7 - 17 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2026-02-10
Retrospective change of use from C3(b) (dwellinghouse occupied by up to six residents living together as a single household and receiving care) to C2 (residential institution ? children's home) to provide accommodation and care for children under the age of 18, with 24-hour staffing.
Flat 3, 31 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW · premises record
Applicant Ms Lynn Aungier · Officer Jackson Morgan
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2025-10-15
Application for certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed use as a residential flat C3(b)
Flat 3, 31 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW · premises record
Applicant Mr Paul Carr · Officer Nikki Callinan
Cert. of Law. Proposed Dev. (TCPA S192)
Approved
2024-09-11
Application for Prior Approval under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 for the proposed change of use of the First Floor from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 1 no. Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).
3 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW · premises record
Applicant Mr Sattar · Agent Clark Architecture · Officer Catarina Cheung
Class E to resi
Refused
2023-08-01
Application for certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed use from C3 to C3(b) dwellinghouses
Flat 4, 31 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW · premises record
Applicant Mr Paul Carr · Officer Eleanor Downton
Cert. of Law. Proposed Dev. (TCPA S192)
Approved
2022-08-19
Submission of details pursuant to condition no. 3 (Samples) of planning permission dated 17/03/2016, ref: PA/16/00125.
21 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW · premises record
Applicant Gareth Tilley · Agent Projema · Officer Hannah Connell
Approval of Details -Discharge Condition
Approved
2016-06-29
Erection of summer house in rear garden to match adjoining property.
21 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2016-03-17
Application for the removal of condition 5 (Car Free Development) of Planning Permission ref. PA/08/1880 dated 28th October 2008.
19 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW · premises record
Applicant Mr Harvey Cabaniss · Officer Kamlesh Harris
Variation / Removal Condition (TCPA S73)
Approved
2010-01-26
Addition of a mansard roof to create second floor office accommodation (A2) plus replacement of first floor front and rear elevation windows.
3 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW · premises record
Applicant Mr M Sattar · Agent Mr David Middleton · Officer Angelina Eke
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2009-12-11
Application for the removal of Condition 6 (car free development) relating to Planning Permission ref. PA/08/1792 dated 20th October 2008. (This application is supported by Planning Appeal decision letter upheld on 6th April 2009 for 33-45 Turner Street and 23-25 Varden Street under reference APP/E5900/A/08/2092715).
21 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW · premises record
Applicant Mr Barra Little · Officer Angelina Eke
Variation / Removal Condition (TCPA S73)
Approved
2009-09-11
Replacement of single-glazed timber-framed windows and glazed doors with double-glazed timber-framed windows and glazed doors; replacement of double-glazed roof windows with high-performance double-glazed roof windows
7 - 17 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW · premises record
Approved
2026-02-10
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Full Planning Permission
Retrospective change of use from C3(b) (dwellinghouse occupied by up to six residents living together as a single household and receiving care) to C2 (residential institution ? children's home) to provide accommodation and care for children under the age of 18, with 24-hour staffing.
Flat 3, 31 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW · premises record
Applicant Ms Lynn Aungier · Officer Jackson Morgan
Approved
2025-10-15
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Full Planning Permission
Application for certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed use as a residential flat C3(b)
Flat 3, 31 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW · premises record
Applicant Mr Paul Carr · Officer Nikki Callinan
Approved
2024-09-11
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Cert. of Law. Proposed Dev. (TCPA S192)
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Application for Prior Approval under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 for the proposed change of use of the First Floor from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 1 no. Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).
3 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW · premises record
Applicant Mr Sattar · Agent Clark Architecture · Officer Catarina Cheung
Refused
2023-08-01
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Class E to resi
Application for certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed use from C3 to C3(b) dwellinghouses
Flat 4, 31 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW · premises record
Applicant Mr Paul Carr · Officer Eleanor Downton
Approved
2022-08-19
More
Cert. of Law. Proposed Dev. (TCPA S192)
Submission of details pursuant to condition no. 3 (Samples) of planning permission dated 17/03/2016, ref: PA/16/00125.
21 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW · premises record
Applicant Gareth Tilley · Agent Projema · Officer Hannah Connell
Approved
2016-06-29
More
Approval of Details -Discharge Condition
Erection of summer house in rear garden to match adjoining property.
21 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW · premises record
Approved
2016-03-17
More
Full Planning Permission
Application for the removal of condition 5 (Car Free Development) of Planning Permission ref. PA/08/1880 dated 28th October 2008.
19 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW · premises record
Applicant Mr Harvey Cabaniss · Officer Kamlesh Harris
Approved
2010-01-26
More
Variation / Removal Condition (TCPA S73)
Addition of a mansard roof to create second floor office accommodation (A2) plus replacement of first floor front and rear elevation windows.
3 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW · premises record
Applicant Mr M Sattar · Agent Mr David Middleton · Officer Angelina Eke
Approved
2009-12-11
More
Full Planning Permission
Application for the removal of Condition 6 (car free development) relating to Planning Permission ref. PA/08/1792 dated 20th October 2008. (This application is supported by Planning Appeal decision letter upheld on 6th April 2009 for 33-45 Turner Street and 23-25 Varden Street under reference APP/E5900/A/08/2092715).
21 Varden Street, London, E1 2AW · premises record
Applicant Mr Barra Little · Officer Angelina Eke
Approved
2009-09-11
More
Variation / Removal Condition (TCPA S73)

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 35 premises each one covers.

Designation
Coverage
Conservation Area
Myrdle Street · reference 7464 · covers 35 of 35 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Conservation Area
Myrdle Street · reference TH-46-MYR · covers 35 of 35 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Archaeological Priority Area
Tower Hamlets APA 2.3: Mile End Summary and Definition This APA covers a historic portion of the linear settlement of Mile End, including the site and surroundings of the Royal London Hospital. It is a Tier 2 APA due to the potential for significant p · reference 77843 · covers 21 of 35 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Article 4 Direction Area
Whitechapel 2 · reference LBTH_Art4_56 · covers 8 of 35 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Conservation Area
Myrdle Street · reference 7464 · covers 35 of 35 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Conservation Area
Myrdle Street · reference TH-46-MYR · covers 35 of 35 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Archaeological Priority Area
Tower Hamlets APA 2.3: Mile End Summary and Definition This APA covers a historic portion of the linear settlement of Mile End, including the site and surroundings of the Royal London Hospital. It is a Tier 2 APA due to the potential for significant p · reference 77843 · covers 21 of 35 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
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Article 4 Direction Area
Whitechapel 2 · reference LBTH_Art4_56 · covers 8 of 35 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 21 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

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

What could it become?

Planning precedent21 applications and 26 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy11 EPC records; ratings C: 5, D: 5, E: 1.
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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Ownership, finance and market signals recorded at addresses in this postcode — each with date and source. Signals are evidence of change, not a prediction.

No intent signal is currently recorded in this postcode.

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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