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Planning AtlasTower HamletsBow West wardE3 5RF
Postcode record · Tower Hamlets

E3 5RF.

E3 5RF has 39 known premises and 37 planning records — 30 approved of 35 decided (85.7%). 21 EPC records.

Postcode E3 5RF · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther37 exact37 on the map — every match
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39
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
37
Applications
35 decided
85.7%
Approval rate
30 approved · 3 refused
21
EPC records
ratings C 10 · D 9 · E 2
37
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?

E3 5RF has 39 known premises and 37 planning records — 30 approved of 35 decided (85.7%). 21 EPC records.

Premises (18 of 39 shown)

Planning

What happened?

37 planning applications across the postcode; 30 approved of 35 decided (85.7%). Latest 30 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Proposed erection of mansard roof extension with x2 front and x2 rear dormer, lower ground floor wrap around rear extension and first floor rear extension
16 Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · premises record
Applicant Mr Somaya · Agent AC DESIGN SOLUTIONS LTD · Officer Raeesah Islam
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2026-04-23
Tree works at rear garden: T1 - Acer pseudoplatanus - remove to ground level - boundary tree, close to building, unsuitable for space T2 - Pyrus species - remove to ground level - boundary tree, close to building, unsuitable for space, poor vigour and structure. T3 - sambucas species - remove to ground level - boundary tree, close to building, unsuitable for space, poor vigour and structure. T4 - Cotoneaster - reduce by 2 - 3 m from branch ends. - Reshape to manage size appropriate with garden.
2 Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · premises record
Applicant Hopwood · Agent Hickson Wardle Treecare · Officer Katie Cooke
Tree Works in Conservation Area (S211)
Approved
2025-12-17
Works to x1 Tall California PoppyTree (T1) and x1 Elder Tree (T2) - reduce height by one third and reshape in back garden.
12 Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · premises record
Applicant Dayabhadra Daly · Agent LG trees · Officer Emma Clay
Tree Works in Conservation Area (S211)
Approved
2024-12-17
Silver birch (T1) ? Remove two stems of multi-stemmed canopy that are encroaching on side and rear fences.
8 Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · premises record
Applicant Mr Tim Guvnor · Agent Mr Whitehead · Officer Rosie Clements
Tree Works in Conservation Area (S211)
Approved
2024-06-04
Replacement windows and door to front, rear, and rear side elevation of property
20A Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2023-06-06
Proposed erection of mansard roof extension with x2 front and x2 rear dormer windows and x1 roof light to the rear.
14A Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2022-08-30
x1 Sycamore Tree (T1) - Reduce reshape canopy 30% - 1-2m from branch ends x1 Sorbus Tree (T2) - Reduce reshape canopy 30% - 1-2m from branch ends on rear garden
2 Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · premises record
Applicant Mark Hopwood · Agent Hickson Wardle Treecare · Officer Gareth Owens
Tree Works in Conservation Area (S211)
Approved
2022-06-28
Proposed erection of mansard roof extension, lower ground floor wrap around rear extension and first floor rear extension
22 Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · premises record
Applicant Mr Tom Clough · Agent DK Building Designs Ltd · Officer Katie Cooke
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2022-02-25
Erection of an upper ground floor rear extension.
10 Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · premises record
Applicant John Swindells · Agent Harry Streuli · Officer Gareth Owens
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2021-10-22
Proposed mansard roof extension together with alterations to the ground floor front elevation entrance
30 Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2021-04-28
Proposed erection of mansard roof extension with x2 front and x2 rear dormer, lower ground floor wrap around rear extension and first floor rear extension
16 Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · premises record
Applicant Mr Somaya · Agent AC DESIGN SOLUTIONS LTD · Officer Raeesah Islam
Approved
2026-04-23
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Full Planning Permission
Tree works at rear garden: T1 - Acer pseudoplatanus - remove to ground level - boundary tree, close to building, unsuitable for space T2 - Pyrus species - remove to ground level - boundary tree, close to building, unsuitable for space, poor vigour and structure. T3 - sambucas species - remove to ground level - boundary tree, close to building, unsuitable for space, poor vigour and structure. T4 - Cotoneaster - reduce by 2 - 3 m from branch ends. - Reshape to manage size appropriate with garden.
2 Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · premises record
Applicant Hopwood · Agent Hickson Wardle Treecare · Officer Katie Cooke
Approved
2025-12-17
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Tree Works in Conservation Area (S211)
Works to x1 Tall California PoppyTree (T1) and x1 Elder Tree (T2) - reduce height by one third and reshape in back garden.
12 Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · premises record
Applicant Dayabhadra Daly · Agent LG trees · Officer Emma Clay
Approved
2024-12-17
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Tree Works in Conservation Area (S211)
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Silver birch (T1) ? Remove two stems of multi-stemmed canopy that are encroaching on side and rear fences.
8 Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · premises record
Applicant Mr Tim Guvnor · Agent Mr Whitehead · Officer Rosie Clements
Approved
2024-06-04
More
Tree Works in Conservation Area (S211)
Replacement windows and door to front, rear, and rear side elevation of property
20A Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · premises record
Refused
2023-06-06
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Full Planning Permission
Proposed erection of mansard roof extension with x2 front and x2 rear dormer windows and x1 roof light to the rear.
14A Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · premises record
Approved
2022-08-30
More
Full Planning Permission
x1 Sycamore Tree (T1) - Reduce reshape canopy 30% - 1-2m from branch ends x1 Sorbus Tree (T2) - Reduce reshape canopy 30% - 1-2m from branch ends on rear garden
2 Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · premises record
Applicant Mark Hopwood · Agent Hickson Wardle Treecare · Officer Gareth Owens
Approved
2022-06-28
More
Tree Works in Conservation Area (S211)
Proposed erection of mansard roof extension, lower ground floor wrap around rear extension and first floor rear extension
22 Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · premises record
Applicant Mr Tom Clough · Agent DK Building Designs Ltd · Officer Katie Cooke
Approved
2022-02-25
More
Full Planning Permission
Erection of an upper ground floor rear extension.
10 Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · premises record
Applicant John Swindells · Agent Harry Streuli · Officer Gareth Owens
Approved
2021-10-22
More
Full Planning Permission
Proposed mansard roof extension together with alterations to the ground floor front elevation entrance
30 Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · premises record
Approved
2021-04-28
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 39 premises each one covers.

Designation
Coverage
Conservation Area
Driffield Road · reference TH-31-DRC · covers 39 of 39 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Conservation Area
Driffield Road · reference TH-31-DRC · covers 39 of 39 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.

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People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 30 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

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Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent37 applications and 37 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy21 EPC records; ratings C: 10, D: 9, E: 2.
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
Repeat refusal · Long hold
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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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