Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets/PA/25/02236
The Whitechapel Estate, Land between Varden Street and Ashfield Street, Whitechapel, London E1 2JH
- Reference
- Tower Hamlets/PA/25/02236
- Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Address
- The Whitechapel Estate, Land between Varden Street and Ashfield Street, Whitechapel, London E1 2JH
- Postcode
- E1 2JH
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Started
- 22 Dec 2025
- Source council
- Tower Hamlets
- Council source record
- View public record
- Public data licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Record updated
- 18 Jul 2026
- SEO index generated
- 24 Jul 2026
Location
Approximate location
Proposal
Phased redevelopment of the site comprising demolition of all existing buildings (save for 46-48a Ashfield Street); and development including 6 new buildings ranging between 5 and 22 storeys in height, comprising up to 111 x residential dwellings (Use Class C3), up to 167 x specialist accommodation units (Use Class C2), up to 230 x co-living units (Sui Generis), up to 21,961 sqm GEA of flexible office / life sciences / hospital floorspace (Use class E(g)/ E(e)), up to 30,433 sqm GEA of flexible hospital floorspace (Use Class E(e)), up to 1,911 sqm GEA of business floorspace (Use Class E), up to 1,882 sqm GEA of flexible community engagement, sport and leisure floorspace (Use Class F1/F2/E(d)/Sui Generis), up to 440 sqm GEA of flexible retail / food and beverage floorspace (Use Class F/E(a)/E(b)); change of use from office to residential (Use Class C3) and refurbishment of 46-48a Ashfield Street; extension to 46 Ashfield Street; refurbishment of 80a Ashfield Street; car parking, hard and soft landscaping and other necessary associated works[This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement]
Key dates
- Received 22 Dec 2025
- Started 22 Dec 2025
Planning history / related applications
No related planning applications have been identified in the current public OGL dataset.
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