WEA Planning are Tower Hamlets planning consultants offering advice on all levels of planning application from small-scale house conversions up to large commercial projects.
We can help you gain the planning permission you need, regardless of the type of proposal:
Confirmation that a development can be built using permitted development rights.
Prior notification - an express application scheme for smaller projects.
Development in Tower Hamlets conservation areas or where you need listed building consent.
Change of use in Tower Hamlets - for applications where no structural changes take place, but the building is used for a different purpose.
Residential extensions, basements or loft conversions in Tower Hamlets.
Commercial developments, including new build and change of use.
Our experience working on planning projects in across London covers all the different stages of the planning process.
We can help you with:
Initial consultations and pre-application submissions.
Making a full planning application to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Applications to remove or vary a planning condition.
Negotiating Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) contributions.
Obtaining Certificates of lawful use.
Planning appeals and public inquiries.
Making representations at Tower Hamlets planning committee meetings. Most applications will not need to go this go through this process, but even a smaller planning application can be called before the committee if there are a sufficient number of unsatisfied objections.
With experience across many different sectors, WEA Planning can help with your scheme, whatever the nature and type of building proposal it is. We have worked on all of the following types of scheme across London:
Residential schemes, including securing planning permission for large garden outbuildings, extensions, home offices and conversions from offices to flats.
Commercial planning applications.
Educational buildings, health centres and similar such public sector planning applications.
Other usage types (sui generis). This planning application type covers any kind of building which does not already have its own usage class.
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is located in East London, bordered by the Thames to the south and the City of London to the west. The south of the borough is characterised by the docks and islands north of the Thames.
The borough is very diverse and varied, as it is home to the large financial centre of Canary Wharf, and more culturally diverse areas such as Whitechapel and Brick Lane. The borough is home to many museums and leisure offerings. With Brick Lane market, the Tower of London, Whitechapel gallery, and the Young V&A.
There are many green spaces in the borough, notably Victoria Park, which also hosts many events and festivals throughout the year, and weekly markets. Canary Wharf has several projects to bring more nature and biodiversity into the city, notably the Crossrail Place Roof Garden, and a partnership with the Eden Project to create Eden Dock.
Tower Hamlets benefits from strong transport links, with Central, Circle and District, Elizabeth and Jubilee lines, alongside overground and DLR. There are also ferry connections to the south of the borough and good bus networks.
The borough faces significant opportunities for change and development. The local council have identified significant areas for regeneration.
The borough's population has increased drastically over the past decade, and is forecast to keep increasing, creating a challenge to meet the housing need in the area.
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WEA Planning have a successful track record of gaining planning approvals across London. We are Tower Hamlets planning consultants who can make representations to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets planning team on your behalf.
The Local Plan informs the policies which guide development across the borough, this includes residential, commercial, parks and other public infrastructure. These policies are important to decide whether to approve planning applications.
The Local Plan was adopted in 2020, which covers the period until 2031.
Tower Hamlets has around 2053 listed buildings and structures, many locally listed buildings and structures, 58 conservation areas, 5 registered historic parks and gardens.
The Tower of London is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Island Gardens on the Isle of Dogs is a part of the setting of the Greenwich UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Details of the locally listed and statutory listed heritage assets in the borough can be found online.
Article 4 Directions
Article 4 Directions enable a local authority to remove certain permitted development rights. This means that for the specified development a planning application will need to be submitted.
The borough has article 4's in place for some of the conservation areas in the borough. There is an article 4 for changes in use from dwelling house to a small HMO across the whole of the borough. There is also an article 4 in place across some parts of the borough for change of use from Class E (commercial) to Class C3 (dwellinghouse). There is more detail on the borough's website.
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Are you looking for Tower Hamlets planning consultants who can advise you on all stages of the planning process? Contact us today to see how we can help!