Tower Hamlets · Planning · Viability
What development costs here.
Tower Hamlets charges £328/m² residential CIL in its top zone — 15th of 30 London boroughs; a consent here carries — conditions on average and takes 8 weeks to decide (31st slowest of 32). We hold 2,341 of its s106 agreements and 138 viability assessments — the deeds and the numbers, not a rate table.
- CIL: highest Kensington And Chelsea £1,132/m², lowest Bexley £91/m² · Tower Hamlets £328/m².
- Conditions: heaviest Hillingdon 7.9, lightest Westminster 3.3 per consent.
- Decision time: slowest Camden 15 wks, fastest Barking And Dagenham 8 wks · Tower Hamlets 8 wks.
- s106 per agreement (deeds read so far, ≥10 per borough): highest Croydon £700k median, lowest Kingston Upon Thames £950 · Tower Hamlets £4k (48 read).
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At a glance · what it costs · Tower Hamlets vs London
£328/m²
CIL · residential
top zone · 3 zones · 15th highest of 30
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Conditions per consent
decision notices not yet read
8 wks
Decision time
median, 6,068 decisions · 31st slowest of 32
2,341
s106 agreements on file
65 read · 48 with a £ total
138
Viability assessments on file
0 read
Community Infrastructure Levy · Tower Hamlets
The borough's charging schedule by zone and use, indexed where the council publishes an indexed figure, plus Mayoral CIL. Source: the council's CIL page.
Zone
Use
Borough CIL
Mayoral CIL
Verified
Zone 1ⓘ
residential
£328/m²
£60/m² (Band 2)
2026-04-15
Zone 2ⓘ
residential
£176/m²
£60/m² (Band 2)
2026-04-15
Zone 3ⓘ
residential
£59/m²
£60/m² (Band 2)
2026-04-15
Zone 1ⓘ
residential
£328/m²
£60/m² (Band 2)
2026-04-15
Zone 2ⓘ
residential
£176/m²
£60/m² (Band 2)
2026-04-15
Zone 3ⓘ
residential
£59/m²
£60/m² (Band 2)
2026-04-15
Conditions load · by application type
Average conditions attached to a consent, from the decision notices we have read, and how long each type takes from receipt to decision.
Type
Decided
Conditions
Weeks
Approved
Full planning
4,245
—
8
76%
Listed building
943
—
8
86%
Advertisement
577
—
8
81%
Variation of condition
231
—
10
71%
Reserved matters
42
—
11
50%
Outline
21
—
4
14%
Full planning
4,245
—
8
76%
Listed building
943
—
8
86%
Advertisement
577
—
8
81%
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Variation of condition
231
—
10
71%
Reserved matters
42
—
11
50%
Outline
21
—
4
14%
By year · conditions per consent and decision weeks
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2020
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2021
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2022
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2023
—
2024
—
2025
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2026
8w
2020
8w
2021
8w
2022
8w
2023
8w
2024
8w
2025
8w
2026
What s106 costs here · from the deeds read so far
48 of the 2,341 agreements on file carry a pound total we have read: median £4k, mean £292k, largest £4.1m, £14m in total. Small undertakings dominate the median; the extraction is still running, so treat these as from the deeds read, not the borough total.
By scheme size · median s106 total
Not enough read deeds with a stated unit count yet.
Scheme size is the unit count parsed from the proposal; agreements without one are left out here.
What the deeds obligate here · 65 agreements read
Every obligation in the Tower Hamlets agreements we have read, grouped by what it is for — the money by type where a sum is stated, and how often each type appears at all (most obligations are unpriced: build this, provide that).
- Open space & play£4.9m13 deeds
- Other£3.9m41 deeds
- Health£1.5m2 deeds
- Education£1.5m2 deeds
- Community facilities£1.3m4 deeds
- Affordable housing£403k29 deeds
- Public transport£335k6 deeds
- Highways & road safety£159k40 deeds
How often each obligation appears · Tower Hamlets vs London
| Other | 63% · London 40% | most: Brent 77% | |
| Highways & road safety | 62% · London 28% | highest in London | |
| Affordable housing | 45% · London 29% | most: Southwark 69% | |
| Car club / permit-free | 22% · London 27% | most: Ealing 53% | |
| Open space & play | 20% · London 16% | most: Brent 46% | |
| Monitoring & legal fees | 18% · London 47% | most: Merton 82% | |
| Employment & training | 15% · London 14% | most: Greenwich 39% | |
| Public transport | 9% · London 2% | most: Southwark 10% | |
| Travel plan | 6% · London 12% | most: Greenwich 39% | |
| Community facilities | 6% · London 9% | most: Brent 38% |
Red tick = London share across every deed read (2,311).
What you may be asked to pay for · Tower Hamlets
- Other · in 30 of 65 deeds · typically £1k“Council costs for Unilateral Undertaking”
- Highways & road safety · in 25 of 65 deeds · typically £106“Traffic Management Order Payment”
- Monitoring & legal fees · in 9 of 65 deeds · typically £1k“Legal costs contribution”
- Open space & play · in 6 of 65 deeds · typically £388k“Landscaping Contribution for tree planting on surrounding streets”
- Public transport · in 5 of 65 deeds · typically £50k“Bus Stop Contribution”
- Community facilities · in 4 of 65 deeds · typically £140k“Community Facilities construction costs”
- Affordable housing · in 2 of 65 deeds · typically £202k“Affordable Housing Payment increased by additional sum; offsite affordable housing contribution”
- Education · in 2 of 65 deeds · typically £731k“Education and Libraries Contribution”
What you will be asked to provide or do · no price on it
- Affordable housing · in 28 of 65 deeds (43%)“392 affordable housing units (220 retained existing + 172 new build); 369 social rented units + 23 intermediate ownershi”
- Highways & road safety · in 25 of 65 deeds (38%)“Parking permit restriction - no parking permits for Development occupants except disabled badge holders”
- Other · in 24 of 65 deeds (37%)“Apart-hotel use restricted to temporary sleeping accommodation maximum 90 consecutive days”
- Car club / permit-free · in 14 of 65 deeds (22%)“Car Free restrictions - occupiers prohibited from applying for on-street parking permits (save disabled badge holders)”
- Open space & play · in 9 of 65 deeds (14%)“Temporary Ball Court provision”
- Employment & training · in 9 of 65 deeds (14%)“Access to Employment initiatives”
- Travel plan · in 4 of 65 deeds (6%)“10% of residential units to be wheelchair accessible; Travel Plan; Environmental Management Plan; Energy Strategy; Desig”
- Monitoring & legal fees · in 3 of 65 deeds (5%)“Council's proper and reasonable legal costs in connection with preparation and completion of Deed”
These carry no sum in the deed but cost time, design and management to deliver — the hidden cost of consent here.
When does an agreement start? · share of approved schemes with an s106 on file, by size
Approved schemes since 2015 with a unit count in the proposal; “with s106” means we hold the agreement — a floor, not the council's full count. Smallest scheme here with an agreement on file: 2 units.
0%
1 unit
33%
2–9 units
50%
10–49 units
63%
50–149 units
50%
150+ units
Does it vary by borough? · yes
Share of approved 10+ unit schemes with an agreement on file (boroughs with 100+ deeds held) — highest Croydon 83%, lowest Kingston Upon Thames 30% · Tower Hamlets 54%. On small schemes (1–9 units) agreements are rare everywhere except where a small-sites tariff applies: Lambeth 56%, Hackney 54%, Kensington And Chelsea 48%, Camden 44%.
Policy thresholds differ too — most boroughs seek affordable housing from 10 units (national threshold), some (Islington) charge a small-sites contribution from the first unit; the deed rate above is what actually happens, not what the policy says.
On file · Tower Hamlets
Every s106 agreement we hold for Tower Hamlets, newest first, linked to its application (the document itself is on the application page). “Unread” = on file, terms not yet extracted.
Application
Site · proposal
Year
s106 total
Obligations
28 Lichfield Road, London, E3 5AT · Proposed mansard roof extension with two front and two rear dormers
2026
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Poplar Gas Holder Site (PHASES 2 And 3), Leven Road, London, E14 · Deed of Variation to the existing Section s106 legal agreement dated 19/09/2025 attached to the original planning consent (PA/23/02037) to enable the 'conversio…
2026
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Poplar Gas Holder Site (PHASES 2 And 3), Leven Road, London, E14 · Deed of Variation to the existing Section s106 legal agreement dated 19/09/2025 attached to the original planning consent (PA/23/02037) to enable the 'conversio…
2026
unread
unread
35 Hewlett Road, London, E3 5NA · Proposal for erection of a second floor mansard roof extension with associated works.
2026
unread
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8 Tredegar Terrace, London, E3 5AH · Proposed mansard roof extension with dormer windows and restoration of the front parapet wall and cornice.
2026
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McGrath Works Depot Waste Recycling Station, 3-13 Hepscott Road, London, E9 5HB · Submission of details pursuant to condition no.49 (Permit Free Details) of planning permission ref: LL/16/00451/OUT, dated 09/11/2016
2026
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72 Medway Road, London, E3 5BY · Construction of a mansard roof extension, erection of a ground floor side infill extension and installation of a new window to the side elevation of the outrigg…
2026
unread
unread
147 Mellish Street, London, E14 8PJ · Submission of details pursuant to condition no.6 (Car-Free Development) of planning permission ref: PA/15/00997, dated 17/06/2015
2026
unread
unread
15 New Road, London, E1 1HE · Submission of details pursuant to condition no.3 (Car-Free) of planning permission ref: PA/15/01606, dated 24/07/2015
2026
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15 New Road, London, E1 1HE · Submission of details pursuant to condition no.3 (Car-Free) of planning permission ref: PA/15/01606, dated 24/07/2015
2026
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174 Mile End Road, London, E1 4LJ · Submission of Details Pursuant to Condition No.4 (Car Free) of Planning Permission Ref: PA/21/02032 Dated 31/10/2022.
2026
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22 Medway Road, London, E3 5BY · Proposed single storey ground floor side infill extension, mansard roof extension with front and rear dormer windows. Replacement of existing windows and the fr…
2026
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35 Wadeson Street, London, E2 9DP · Submission of details pursuant to condition no.1 (Car Free) of planning permission ref: PA/25/01892, dated 10/12/2025
2026
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unread
441 - 441A Roman Road, London, E3 5LX · Submission of rdetails pursuant to condition no. 3 (Car Free) of planning permission ref: PA/25/01382, dated 18/02/2026.
2026
unread
unread
28 Lichfield Road, London, E3 5AT · Proposed mansard roof extension with two front and two rear dormers
2026
unread
unread
4 Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · Proposed mansard roof extension with two front and two rear dormers, x1 one roof light and solar panels to the rear roof
2026
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Poplar Gas Holder Site (PHASES 2 And 3), Leven Road, London, E14 · Deed of Variation to the existing Section s106 legal agreement dated 19/09/2025 attached to the original planning consent (PA/23/02037) to enable the 'conversio…
2026
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35 Hewlett Road, London, E3 5NA · Proposal for erection of a second floor mansard roof extension with associated works.
2026
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255-279 Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 0EL · Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment of the Site to provide a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation ('PBSA') led scheme extending from 4 storeys…
2026
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8 Tredegar Terrace, London, E3 5AH · Proposed mansard roof extension with dormer windows and restoration of the front parapet wall and cornice.
2026
unread
unread
McGrath Works Depot Waste Recycling Station, 3-13 Hepscott Road, London, E9 5HB · Submission of details pursuant to condition no.49 (Permit Free Details) of planning permission ref: LL/16/00451/OUT, dated 09/11/2016
2026
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unread
15 New Road, London, E1 1HE · Submission of details pursuant to condition no.3 (Car-Free) of planning permission ref: PA/15/01606, dated 24/07/2015
2026
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unread
7 Wentworth Street, London, E1 7TB · Submission of Details pursuant to Condition 5 (Car-Free), of Planning Permission PA/14/03651 dated 17/02/2015
2026
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unread
72 Medway Road, London, E3 5BY · Construction of a mansard roof extension, erection of a ground floor side infill extension and installation of a new window to the side elevation of the outrigg…
2026
unread
unread
85 Lichfield Road, London, E3 5AL · Proposed ground floor rear extension, mansard loft extension and new rooflight to existing outrigger roof.
2026
unread
unread
147 Mellish Street, London, E14 8PJ · Submission of details pursuant to condition no.6 (Car-Free Development) of planning permission ref: PA/15/00997, dated 17/06/2015
2026
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unread
24 Mossford Street, London, E3 4TH · Proposed erection of a mansard roof extension with x1 roof light, replacement of windows and other minor associated works
2025
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Bow Common Gas Works, Bow Common Lane, London, E3 · Application to modify Section 106 legal agreement dated 7th August 2025, relating to planning permission PA/24/00996 granted on 11th August 2025 (following chan…
2025
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Bow Common Gas Works, Bow Common Lane, London, E3 · Application to modify Section 106 legal agreement dated 7th August 2025, relating to planning permission PA/24/00996 granted on 11th August 2025 (following chan…
2025
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Bow Common Gas Works, Bow Common Lane, London, E3 · Application to modify Section 106 legal agreement dated 7th August 2025, relating to planning permission PA/24/00996 granted on 11th August 2025 (following chan…
2025
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16 Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · 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
2025
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7-15 Blount Street, London, E14 7RL · Application for non-material amendment to planning permission PA/22/02551 (Appeal reference APP/E5900/W/23/3332263) dated 24/06/2024, for the 'demolition of exi…
2025
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120 Leman Street, London, E1 8EU · Recladding refurbishment and extension of the building to include an additional three floors of accommodation in connection with a change of use from office (Cl…
2025
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120 Leman Street, London, E1 8EU · Recladding refurbishment and extension of the building to include an additional three floors of accommodation in connection with a change of use from office (Cl…
2025
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24 Caledonian Wharf, London, E14 3EW · Application under Section 106A ? Modification/Discharge of Car-Free Restriction (Planning Ref: PA/04/01397)
2025
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54 Medway Road, London, E3 5BY · Proposed mansard roof extension to permit a new bedroom with adjoining bathroom and general refurbishment to the front elevation including reinstatement of trad…
2025
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17 Kenilworth Road, London, E3 5RH · Mansard roof extension including 2 no. dormers with double-glazed sash windows to the front and two to the rear. side infill extension at ground floor level. ne…
2025
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Montgomery Square, Montgomery Street, London E14 5JJ · Continued use of a temporary two storey marketing suite (Sui Generis) with associated storage space and access ramps.
2025
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24 Mossford Street, London, E3 4TH · Proposed erection of a mansard roof extension with x1 roof light, replacement of windows and other minor associated works
2025
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28 Lichfield Road, London, E3 5AT · Proposed mansard roof extension with two front and two rear dormers
2026
unread
unread
Poplar Gas Holder Site (PHASES 2 And 3), Leven Road, London, E14 · Deed of Variation to the existing Section s106 legal agreement dated 19/09/2025 attached to the original planning consent (PA/23/02037) to enable the 'conversio…
2026
unread
unread
Poplar Gas Holder Site (PHASES 2 And 3), Leven Road, London, E14 · Deed of Variation to the existing Section s106 legal agreement dated 19/09/2025 attached to the original planning consent (PA/23/02037) to enable the 'conversio…
2026
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35 Hewlett Road, London, E3 5NA · Proposal for erection of a second floor mansard roof extension with associated works.
2026
unread
unread
8 Tredegar Terrace, London, E3 5AH · Proposed mansard roof extension with dormer windows and restoration of the front parapet wall and cornice.
2026
unread
unread
McGrath Works Depot Waste Recycling Station, 3-13 Hepscott Road, London, E9 5HB · Submission of details pursuant to condition no.49 (Permit Free Details) of planning permission ref: LL/16/00451/OUT, dated 09/11/2016
2026
unread
unread
72 Medway Road, London, E3 5BY · Construction of a mansard roof extension, erection of a ground floor side infill extension and installation of a new window to the side elevation of the outrigg…
2026
unread
unread
147 Mellish Street, London, E14 8PJ · Submission of details pursuant to condition no.6 (Car-Free Development) of planning permission ref: PA/15/00997, dated 17/06/2015
2026
unread
unread
15 New Road, London, E1 1HE · Submission of details pursuant to condition no.3 (Car-Free) of planning permission ref: PA/15/01606, dated 24/07/2015
2026
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15 New Road, London, E1 1HE · Submission of details pursuant to condition no.3 (Car-Free) of planning permission ref: PA/15/01606, dated 24/07/2015
2026
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174 Mile End Road, London, E1 4LJ · Submission of Details Pursuant to Condition No.4 (Car Free) of Planning Permission Ref: PA/21/02032 Dated 31/10/2022.
2026
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unread
22 Medway Road, London, E3 5BY · Proposed single storey ground floor side infill extension, mansard roof extension with front and rear dormer windows. Replacement of existing windows and the fr…
2026
unread
unread
35 Wadeson Street, London, E2 9DP · Submission of details pursuant to condition no.1 (Car Free) of planning permission ref: PA/25/01892, dated 10/12/2025
2026
unread
unread
441 - 441A Roman Road, London, E3 5LX · Submission of rdetails pursuant to condition no. 3 (Car Free) of planning permission ref: PA/25/01382, dated 18/02/2026.
2026
unread
unread
28 Lichfield Road, London, E3 5AT · Proposed mansard roof extension with two front and two rear dormers
2026
unread
unread
4 Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · Proposed mansard roof extension with two front and two rear dormers, x1 one roof light and solar panels to the rear roof
2026
unread
unread
Poplar Gas Holder Site (PHASES 2 And 3), Leven Road, London, E14 · Deed of Variation to the existing Section s106 legal agreement dated 19/09/2025 attached to the original planning consent (PA/23/02037) to enable the 'conversio…
2026
unread
unread
35 Hewlett Road, London, E3 5NA · Proposal for erection of a second floor mansard roof extension with associated works.
2026
unread
unread
255-279 Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 0EL · Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment of the Site to provide a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation ('PBSA') led scheme extending from 4 storeys…
2026
unread
unread
8 Tredegar Terrace, London, E3 5AH · Proposed mansard roof extension with dormer windows and restoration of the front parapet wall and cornice.
2026
unread
unread
McGrath Works Depot Waste Recycling Station, 3-13 Hepscott Road, London, E9 5HB · Submission of details pursuant to condition no.49 (Permit Free Details) of planning permission ref: LL/16/00451/OUT, dated 09/11/2016
2026
unread
unread
15 New Road, London, E1 1HE · Submission of details pursuant to condition no.3 (Car-Free) of planning permission ref: PA/15/01606, dated 24/07/2015
2026
unread
unread
7 Wentworth Street, London, E1 7TB · Submission of Details pursuant to Condition 5 (Car-Free), of Planning Permission PA/14/03651 dated 17/02/2015
2026
unread
unread
72 Medway Road, London, E3 5BY · Construction of a mansard roof extension, erection of a ground floor side infill extension and installation of a new window to the side elevation of the outrigg…
2026
unread
unread
85 Lichfield Road, London, E3 5AL · Proposed ground floor rear extension, mansard loft extension and new rooflight to existing outrigger roof.
2026
unread
unread
147 Mellish Street, London, E14 8PJ · Submission of details pursuant to condition no.6 (Car-Free Development) of planning permission ref: PA/15/00997, dated 17/06/2015
2026
unread
unread
24 Mossford Street, London, E3 4TH · Proposed erection of a mansard roof extension with x1 roof light, replacement of windows and other minor associated works
2025
unread
unread
Bow Common Gas Works, Bow Common Lane, London, E3 · Application to modify Section 106 legal agreement dated 7th August 2025, relating to planning permission PA/24/00996 granted on 11th August 2025 (following chan…
2025
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Bow Common Gas Works, Bow Common Lane, London, E3 · Application to modify Section 106 legal agreement dated 7th August 2025, relating to planning permission PA/24/00996 granted on 11th August 2025 (following chan…
2025
unread
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Bow Common Gas Works, Bow Common Lane, London, E3 · Application to modify Section 106 legal agreement dated 7th August 2025, relating to planning permission PA/24/00996 granted on 11th August 2025 (following chan…
2025
unread
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16 Vivian Road, London, E3 5RF · 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
2025
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unread
7-15 Blount Street, London, E14 7RL · Application for non-material amendment to planning permission PA/22/02551 (Appeal reference APP/E5900/W/23/3332263) dated 24/06/2024, for the 'demolition of exi…
2025
unread
unread
120 Leman Street, London, E1 8EU · Recladding refurbishment and extension of the building to include an additional three floors of accommodation in connection with a change of use from office (Cl…
2025
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120 Leman Street, London, E1 8EU · Recladding refurbishment and extension of the building to include an additional three floors of accommodation in connection with a change of use from office (Cl…
2025
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24 Caledonian Wharf, London, E14 3EW · Application under Section 106A ? Modification/Discharge of Car-Free Restriction (Planning Ref: PA/04/01397)
2025
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54 Medway Road, London, E3 5BY · Proposed mansard roof extension to permit a new bedroom with adjoining bathroom and general refurbishment to the front elevation including reinstatement of trad…
2025
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17 Kenilworth Road, London, E3 5RH · Mansard roof extension including 2 no. dormers with double-glazed sash windows to the front and two to the rear. side infill extension at ground floor level. ne…
2025
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Montgomery Square, Montgomery Street, London E14 5JJ · Continued use of a temporary two storey marketing suite (Sui Generis) with associated storage space and access ramps.
2025
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24 Mossford Street, London, E3 4TH · Proposed erection of a mansard roof extension with x1 roof light, replacement of windows and other minor associated works
2025
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Conditions and decision times are from the borough's own decisions since 2010 (countable planning decisions only; tree works, discharges and amendments excluded) and the decision notices we have read. CIL from the council's charging schedule (verified date shown). s106 and viability figures come only from the documents we hold and have read; ranks compare boroughs on the same basis and are labelled with how many deeds sit behind them. Data built 2026-08-18.