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E1 8EW.

E1 8EW has 72 known premises and 13 planning records — 6 approved of 12 decided (50%).

Postcode E1 8EW · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther14 exact1 approximate15 on the map — every match
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72
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
13
Applications
12 decided
50%
Approval rate
6 approved · 5 refused
0
EPC records
none recorded
15
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 8EW has 72 known premises and 13 planning records — 6 approved of 12 decided (50%).

Premises (18 of 72 shown)

Planning

What happened?

13 planning applications across the postcode; 6 approved of 12 decided (50%). Latest 13 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/21/01713, Dated 13/06/2025. Non Material amendment(s) Sought: Re-word the description of development to substitute the word 'aparthotel' with the words 'visitor accommodation' to read as follows: Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide a building ranging from basement, ground plus 19 storeys, comprising office (Class E) and visitor accommodation (Class C1); associated cycle and car parking, hard and soft landscaping and other associated works.
26-38 Leman Street, London E1 · premises record
Applicant Leman St Holdings Limited · Agent DP9 Ltd. · Officer Robin Bennett
Non-material amendment (TCPA S96a)
Approved
2026-02-24
Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide a building ranging from basement, ground plus 19 storeys, comprising office (Class E) and aparthotel (Class C1); associated cycle and car parking, hard and soft landscaping and other associated works.
26-38 Leman Street, London E1 · premises record
Applicant Newport Holdings LTD · Agent DP9 · Officer Robin Bennett
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2025-06-13
Request for Screening Opinion as to whether an EIA is required in respect of an application for the Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a 23 storey building and three basement levels comprising 4,457sqm (GIA) of replacement commercial floorspace (Use Class B1) at lower ground, ground and first to fourth floor levels and residential accommodation to provide 124 flats (Use Class C3) between the fifth and twenty-second floor levels, plus basement car parking, landscaping, plant and associated access works.
Site At 26-38 Leman Street And 39-47 Alie Street, London · premises record
Screening Opinion (EIA Regs)
Other
2016-06-14
Change of use from office (Use Class B1) to college (Use Class D1)
1st Floor, Frazer House, 32 - 38, Leman Street, London, E1 8EW · premises record
Applicant Mr Masud Masud Ahmed · Agent Stacy Pioli · Officer Simon Ryan
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2011-03-15
Change of use of fourth from business use (Use Class B1) to non-residential institution (Use Class D1).
32-38, Leman Street, London, E1 8EW · premises record
Applicant Mr Ramesh Para · Agent PARS Engineering Ltd · Officer Beth Eite
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2010-09-02
Change of Use of 6th floor from office (Use Class B1) to training college (Use Class D1).
Frazer House, 32 - 38 Leman Street, London, E1 8EW · premises record
Applicant Westfield College London · Agent shoili · Officer Beth Eite
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2010-09-02
Change of use of second floor from office (Use class B1) to training rooms (Use Class D1).
2nd Floor, 32 - 38, Leman Street, London, E1 8EW · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2010-05-21
Retrospective change of use of ground floor from a food and drink establishment (Class A3 use) to gentlemen's strip club (Sui Generis) with ancillary office.
32-38 Leman Street, London · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2007-11-02
Change of use of first floor from office (Use Class B1) to night club (sui generis) together with alterations to existing ground floor entrance
32 38, Leman Street, London · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2007-08-30
Externally illuminated facia signs (static)
32 -38 Leman Street, London · premises record
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Approved
1998-02-18
Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/21/01713, Dated 13/06/2025. Non Material amendment(s) Sought: Re-word the description of development to substitute the word 'aparthotel' with the words 'visitor accommodation' to read as follows: Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide a building ranging from basement, ground plus 19 storeys, comprising office (Class E) and visitor accommodation (Class C1); associated cycle and car parking, hard and soft landscaping and other associated works.
26-38 Leman Street, London E1 · premises record
Applicant Leman St Holdings Limited · Agent DP9 Ltd. · Officer Robin Bennett
Approved
2026-02-24
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Non-material amendment (TCPA S96a)
Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide a building ranging from basement, ground plus 19 storeys, comprising office (Class E) and aparthotel (Class C1); associated cycle and car parking, hard and soft landscaping and other associated works.
26-38 Leman Street, London E1 · premises record
Applicant Newport Holdings LTD · Agent DP9 · Officer Robin Bennett
Approved
2025-06-13
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Full Planning Permission
Request for Screening Opinion as to whether an EIA is required in respect of an application for the Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a 23 storey building and three basement levels comprising 4,457sqm (GIA) of replacement commercial floorspace (Use Class B1) at lower ground, ground and first to fourth floor levels and residential accommodation to provide 124 flats (Use Class C3) between the fifth and twenty-second floor levels, plus basement car parking, landscaping, plant and associated access works.
Site At 26-38 Leman Street And 39-47 Alie Street, London · premises record
Other
2016-06-14
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Screening Opinion (EIA Regs)
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Change of use from office (Use Class B1) to college (Use Class D1)
1st Floor, Frazer House, 32 - 38, Leman Street, London, E1 8EW · premises record
Applicant Mr Masud Masud Ahmed · Agent Stacy Pioli · Officer Simon Ryan
Refused
2011-03-15
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Full Planning Permission
Change of use of fourth from business use (Use Class B1) to non-residential institution (Use Class D1).
32-38, Leman Street, London, E1 8EW · premises record
Applicant Mr Ramesh Para · Agent PARS Engineering Ltd · Officer Beth Eite
Refused
2010-09-02
More
Full Planning Permission
Change of Use of 6th floor from office (Use Class B1) to training college (Use Class D1).
Frazer House, 32 - 38 Leman Street, London, E1 8EW · premises record
Applicant Westfield College London · Agent shoili · Officer Beth Eite
Refused
2010-09-02
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Full Planning Permission
Change of use of second floor from office (Use class B1) to training rooms (Use Class D1).
2nd Floor, 32 - 38, Leman Street, London, E1 8EW · premises record
Refused
2010-05-21
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Full Planning Permission
Retrospective change of use of ground floor from a food and drink establishment (Class A3 use) to gentlemen's strip club (Sui Generis) with ancillary office.
32-38 Leman Street, London · premises record
Approved
2007-11-02
More
Full Planning Permission
Change of use of first floor from office (Use Class B1) to night club (sui generis) together with alterations to existing ground floor entrance
32 38, Leman Street, London · premises record
Refused
2007-08-30
More
Full Planning Permission
Externally illuminated facia signs (static)
32 -38 Leman Street, London · premises record
Approved
1998-02-18
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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 72 premises each one covers.

Designation
Coverage
Archaeological Priority Area
Tower Hamlets APA 2.11: Aldgate and Portsoken Summary and Definition The Aldgate and Portsoken APA covers Roman London’s eastern cemetery and one of the City’s post-medieval industrial subu · reference 76202 · covers 72 of 72 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Article 4 Direction Area
Aldgate West · reference LBTH_Art4_62 · covers 72 of 72 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000008 · covers 72 of 72 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Archaeological Priority Area
Tower Hamlets APA 2.11: Aldgate and Portsoken Summary and Definition The Aldgate and Portsoken APA covers Roman London’s eastern cemetery and one of the City’s post-medieval industrial subu · reference 76202 · covers 72 of 72 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Article 4 Direction Area
Aldgate West · reference LBTH_Art4_62 · covers 72 of 72 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000008 · covers 72 of 72 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 13 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

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Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent13 applications and 15 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
EnergyNo EPC records joined yet.
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.

2 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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