Search and comment on planning applications

Online planning register

You can look at planning applications received by the council using our online planning register. This service allows you to:

• see the details of individual planning applications
• see what planning decisions we have made
• submit comments on an application (if it’s within a consultation period)
• track the progress of applications, save searches and get email notifications (when you register)
• search for current or historic applications relating to a property (from 2000).

Issues searching for applications

Please be patient when searching for planning applications, as our system deals with simultaneous requests. If the system is slow to respond or you see error messages, please try again after 20 minutes.

Some planning register users can experience problems logging in to make comments on planning applications. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. 

Searching and viewing cases and documents works as normal.

If you wish to comment on a planning application and are unable to do so using the system, please email development.control@towerhamlets.gov.uk.

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Planning Inquiries/Hearings

Royal Mint Court Local Inquiry

Following the Secretary of State Call-In of Planning Application PA/24/01229 and Listed Building Consent Application PA/24/01248 for the following proposals:

Redevelopment of the site to provide an embassy (Sui Generis use class), involving the refurbishment and restoration of the Johnson Smirke Building (Grade II listed), partial demolition, remodelling and refurbishment of Seaman's Registry (Grade II listed), with alterations to the west elevation of the building, the retention, part demolition, alterations and extensions to Murray House and Dexter House, the erection of a standalone entrance pavilion building, alterations to the existing boundary wall and demolition of substation, associated public realm and landscaping, highway works, car and cycle parking and all ancillary and associated works.

A Local Inquiry will be held from 11 February until 28 February at the following location:

Tower Hamlets Professional Development Centre
229 Bethnal Green Road
London
E2 6AB 

The enquiry will commence at 10am on the 11 February.

• Note to interested parties 
• Further case management conference note 
• Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government call in letter 
• Inspectors note post case management conference

For more details please check the inquiry documents.

A live stream of the Inquiry can be viewed via our publicly accessible Webcast site.

Planning Hearing: 107-121 (excl. 117) Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1DT

Appeal Reference: APP/E5900/W/24/3351393
Council Reference: PA/23/01980

This is an appeal by AMC (Whitechapel) Limited in respect of the following proposal:

‘Full Planning Permission sought for the demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide a new building with varying heights from two to seven stories and basement excavation accommodating a hotel (Use Class C1); commercial, business and service space (Use Class E); and ancillary facilities including refuse storage and cycle storage, landscaping, and other associated works.’

The Hearing will commence at 10am on Tuesday 11 February 2025 and will last two days.

The venue is The Royal Foundation of St Katharine, 2 Butcher Row, London E14 8DS.

The Hearing is open to the public to attend in person.

The original planning application documents and the appeal documents are available on our planning register.

Recent Inquiries/Hearings

Alie Street - Planning Hearing

Appeal Reference: APP/E5900/W/24/3351303  Council Reference: PA/23/01303

The Hearing lasted  one day, on Wednesday 29 January 2025 

This is an appeal by Knight Frank (receivers of the original applicant Newworth Holdings Limited) in respect of the following proposal: 'Change of use of part ground, first, second and third floors from Class E (Office) to flexible use Class E / Class F1(Education).’

The original planning application documents and the appeal documents are available on our planning register.

Find planning applications on a map

You can use our interactive maps to:

• view the locations of current and decided planning applications
• get details of applications in a chosen location.

View planning applications by location.

Planning appeals

You can view evidence, submit comments and check the progress of a planning appeal online via the Planning Portal.

Council committees

You can read the reports and decisions relating to planning applications on our Committee pages. The Strategic Development and the Development Committee are the two relevant pages. You can also get the details of forthcoming planning committee meetings on our calendar of meetings. 

Online CIL and S106 contributions register

The council’s online developer contributions register contains information on CIL and S106 obligations, including a copy of the relevant agreements.

Search the online developer contributions register

Historic planning applications

You can search for applications on our online planning register from 2000 onwards. If you wish to view older applications you can make a request to retrieve the files via our document copy requests and file retrievals page.

Disclaimer

The applications and ancillary documents received by the council are from the applicant and do not represent the views of the council or any judgement on the merits of the application which will remain to be decided by the council’s Planning Committee.

We are not liable for the accuracy of the information on the website. You rely on this information at your own risk.

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