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Postcode record · Tower Hamlets

E1 8JD.

E1 8JD has 43 known premises and 14 planning records — 12 approved of 14 decided (85.7%). 25 EPC records.

Postcode E1 8JD · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther37 exact4 approximate41 on the map — every match
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43
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
14
Applications
14 decided
85.7%
Approval rate
12 approved · 1 refused
25
EPC records
ratings B 4 · C 10 · D 10 · E 1
41
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 8JD has 43 known premises and 14 planning records — 12 approved of 14 decided (85.7%). 25 EPC records.

Premises (18 of 43 shown)

Planning

What happened?

14 planning applications across the postcode; 12 approved of 14 decided (85.7%). Latest 14 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Retention of a secondary 2.4 metre gate/fencing at rear entrance/exit of site due in order to deter anti social behaviour and drug misuse in alleyway.
Shapla Centre, 19 Ensign Street, London, E1 8JD · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2025-11-05
Installation of new windows and doors into existing window and door openings.
8 Ensign Street, London E1 8JD · premises record
Applicant Ms Wroblewska · Agent Ms Linda Turner · Officer Nicholas Jehan
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2021-09-28
In summary, the proposed planning submission comprises the following proposed alterations: 1. New accessible street entrance to the ground and lower ground floor office space. 2. Replacement of existing pavement lights with Yorkstone paving to match existing adjacent. 3. Remedial and repair works to facade: refurbishment of entrance steps with stone to match existing; refurbishment of existing low-level granite panel - currently in poor condition - with granite to match the adjacent existing. 4. Replacement of existing uPVC windows at low level on street elevation with thermally broken steel-framed windows, and insertion of new windows at low level to the left-hand bay of street elevation to match adjacent 5. Replacement of first-floor roof and roof lights to the rear of the building 6. New external cladding to existing stair enclosure to first-floor roof at the rear of the building 7. External plant and enclosure for the office mechanical heating and ventilation systems at first-floor roof level at the rear of the building.
18 Ensign Street, London · premises record
Applicant Mr James Pitayanakul · Agent Burwell Architects · Officer Enoch Ng
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2021-05-18
Felling of Tree of Heaven and Laurel tree to ground level and stump treatment to prevent re-growth.
8 Ensign Street, London · premises record
Tree Works in Conservation Area (S211)
Approved
2010-01-04
Erection of roller shutters to the front and side windows at ground floor level.
2 Ensign Street, London E1 · premises record
Applicant Mr. Kamal Uddin · Officer Margot Montague
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2005-11-19
Advertisement Consent for the erection of three non illuminated fascia signs on the front elevation of the building.
2 Ensign Street, London, E1 8JD · premises record
Applicant Mr. Kamal Uddin · Agent Strettons · Officer Matthew O'Donnell
Advertisement Consent
Not required
2005-07-22
Submission of details pursuant to conditional permission dated 31st August 2000, reference PA/00/1095.
Former 24-26 Ensign Street, London, E1 8JD · premises record
Applicant Messrs Greenhalgh · Officer Steven Mills
Approval of Details -Discharge Condition
Approved
2001-09-12
Details pursuant to residential outline permission Ref TH8105/PA/00/46. for 14 residential units (part 4, part 5 stories).
Former 24-26 Ensign Street, London, E1 8JD · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2000-08-31
Outline application for residential development for 13 flats plus parking and amenity space.
Former 24-26 Ensign Street, London, E1 8JD · premises record
Outline Planning Permission
Approved
2000-02-22
Use of basement as a restaurant/wine bar.
18 Ensign Street, London · premises record
Applicant Betamex Properties · Officer Deirdre Traynor
Full Planning Permission
Approved
1998-04-29
Retention of a secondary 2.4 metre gate/fencing at rear entrance/exit of site due in order to deter anti social behaviour and drug misuse in alleyway.
Shapla Centre, 19 Ensign Street, London, E1 8JD · premises record
Approved
2025-11-05
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Full Planning Permission
Installation of new windows and doors into existing window and door openings.
8 Ensign Street, London E1 8JD · premises record
Applicant Ms Wroblewska · Agent Ms Linda Turner · Officer Nicholas Jehan
Approved
2021-09-28
More
Full Planning Permission
In summary, the proposed planning submission comprises the following proposed alterations: 1. New accessible street entrance to the ground and lower ground floor office space. 2. Replacement of existing pavement lights with Yorkstone paving to match existing adjacent. 3. Remedial and repair works to facade: refurbishment of entrance steps with stone to match existing; refurbishment of existing low-level granite panel - currently in poor condition - with granite to match the adjacent existing. 4. Replacement of existing uPVC windows at low level on street elevation with thermally broken steel-framed windows, and insertion of new windows at low level to the left-hand bay of street elevation to match adjacent 5. Replacement of first-floor roof and roof lights to the rear of the building 6. New external cladding to existing stair enclosure to first-floor roof at the rear of the building 7. External plant and enclosure for the office mechanical heating and ventilation systems at first-floor roof level at the rear of the building.
18 Ensign Street, London · premises record
Applicant Mr James Pitayanakul · Agent Burwell Architects · Officer Enoch Ng
Approved
2021-05-18
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Full Planning Permission
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Felling of Tree of Heaven and Laurel tree to ground level and stump treatment to prevent re-growth.
8 Ensign Street, London · premises record
Approved
2010-01-04
More
Tree Works in Conservation Area (S211)
Erection of roller shutters to the front and side windows at ground floor level.
2 Ensign Street, London E1 · premises record
Applicant Mr. Kamal Uddin · Officer Margot Montague
Approved
2005-11-19
More
Full Planning Permission
Advertisement Consent for the erection of three non illuminated fascia signs on the front elevation of the building.
2 Ensign Street, London, E1 8JD · premises record
Applicant Mr. Kamal Uddin · Agent Strettons · Officer Matthew O'Donnell
Not required
2005-07-22
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Advertisement Consent
Submission of details pursuant to conditional permission dated 31st August 2000, reference PA/00/1095.
Former 24-26 Ensign Street, London, E1 8JD · premises record
Applicant Messrs Greenhalgh · Officer Steven Mills
Approved
2001-09-12
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Approval of Details -Discharge Condition
Details pursuant to residential outline permission Ref TH8105/PA/00/46. for 14 residential units (part 4, part 5 stories).
Former 24-26 Ensign Street, London, E1 8JD · premises record
Approved
2000-08-31
More
Full Planning Permission
Outline application for residential development for 13 flats plus parking and amenity space.
Former 24-26 Ensign Street, London, E1 8JD · premises record
Approved
2000-02-22
More
Outline Planning Permission
Use of basement as a restaurant/wine bar.
18 Ensign Street, London · premises record
Applicant Betamex Properties · Officer Deirdre Traynor
Approved
1998-04-29
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 43 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 43 of 43 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000008 · covers 42 of 43 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Wiltons Music Hall · reference TH-56-WMH · covers 41 of 43 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
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 43 of 43 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000008 · covers 42 of 43 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Wiltons Music Hall · reference TH-56-WMH · covers 41 of 43 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.

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People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 14 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

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Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent14 applications and 41 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy25 EPC records; ratings B: 4, C: 10, D: 10, 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.

5 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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