Calcutta House, Old Castle Street, London, E1 7NT
Work to an existing home, 21-storey · counts as major development, so consultation is wider and the decision takes longer
Tower Hamlets · Reference PA/25/01647/NC
What is being proposed
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended), in respect of the proposed part retention and extension, and part demolition and construction of a new mixed-use development.Within the northern portion of the Site, the Proposed Development will include an extension of two floors to the existing retained elements of the Calcutta House building, housing higher education uses (Use Class F1), resulting in overall eight levels (including ground level), and providing a total of circa 10,588m2 of educational space, as well as approximately 215m2 of retail (Use Class E) and 110m2 of community uses (Use Class F2), along with associated public realm, cycle parking spaces, refuse storage, plant and loading bay. Within the southern portion of the Site, the Proposed Development will include the construction of a new multi-level Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (Sui Generis) building and community facilities (Use Class F2) ranging from approximately 2 to 21 storeys in height (including ground level and excluding rooftop plant), with approximately 787 rooms, associated amenity and ancillary space.
Description as published by Tower Hamlets.
What this could mean for you
These are the effects a proposal like this most often raises. Each one is a material planning consideration, so each can form the basis of a comment.
- Noise and disturbance
- Parking pressure
Derived automatically from the proposal wording. Read the full application before relying on it.
Timeline
Received
16 Sept 2025 · Submitted to the council
Validated
16 Sept 2025 · Checked and published
Comments close
Not yet · Last day to have your say
Decision due
Not yet · Target date, often slips
Decided
13 Oct 2025 · Outcome published
Key facts
- Reference
- PA/25/01647/NC
- Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Address
- Calcutta House, Old Castle Street, London, E1 7NT
- Postcode
- E1 7NT
- Type
- Extension or home alteration
- Scale
- Major
- Storeys
- 21
- Applicant
- Not published
- Agent
- Not published
- Received
- 16 Sept 2025
- Decision due
- Not given
Also happening nearby
Calcutta House, London Metropolitan University, Old Castle Street, London, E1 7NT
Work to an existing home, 6-storey · counts as major development, so consultation is wider and the decision takes longer
Phased mixed-use redevelopment of the site, involving part-demolition and part-retention, refurbishment, and extension of Calcutta House and the Annex Building, to provide Higher Education floorspace (Use Class F1); the demolition of 130 Whitechapel High Street and 133-137 Whitechapel High Street (excluding retained fa‡ade), and the erection of a new building to provide Purpose Built Student Accommodation (Use Class Sui Generis), Retail (Use Class E), and flexible Office / Community floorspace (Use Class E/F2); with landscaping, public realm, and associated ancillary works for each phase[This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement] Further information provided by the applicant (not forming part of the formal description of development): The development will involve: - Up to 12,530 sqm of Higher Education floorspace (Use Class F1) within the refurbished and extended Calcutta House and Annex buildings, in a building of 6 storeys (+44.88 m AOD)- Up to 25,826 sqm of Purpose Built Student Accommodation floorspace, comprising 748 rooms (Use Class Sui Generis), 102 sqm of flexible Office / Community floorspace (Use Class E/F2) and 220 sqm of Retail floorspace (Use Class E), in a building of 17 storeys (+78.65 m AOD)(RE-CONSULTATION: Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) floorspace has been reduced from 27,799 sqm to 25,826 sqm, student rooms (Use Class Sui Generis) reduced from 794 to 748, storeys of PBSA building reduced from 19 (+84.75 m AOD) to 17 (+78.65 m AOD)