Thames House and Simon House, 566 Cable Street, London, E1W 3HB
A planning application
Tower Hamlets · Reference PA/26/01284/NC
What is being proposed
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness to confirm the lawful existing Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) use of multiple units within Thames House and Simon House. The following units are:Ground Floor 1, 4, 6, 10, Unit G1, Unit G2, Unit G3, Simon House Unit B, Side Gallery Unit C, and Side Gallery Unit D. First Floor 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 137B, 139, 140, G6, G7, G8, G9, G10, G11, Simon House Unit 3, Simon House Unit 6, Simon House Unit 7, 156, 157, 158, and 160. Second Floor 208, 209, 210, 211, 241, 242, 243, 244, 249, and Simon House Unit A. Third Floor 306, 308, 310, 329, 329A, and 333.
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.
- Overlooking and loss of privacy
Derived automatically from the proposal wording. Read the full application before relying on it.
Timeline
Received
31 Jul 2026 · Submitted to the council
Validated
31 Jul 2026 · Checked and published
Comments close
Not yet · Last day to have your say
Decision due
Not yet · Target date, often slips
Decided
Not yet · Outcome published
Key facts
- Reference
- PA/26/01284/NC
- Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Address
- Thames House and Simon House, 566 Cable Street, London, E1W 3HB
- Postcode
- E1W 3HB
- Type
- Other
- Scale
- Minor
- Applicant
- Not published
- Agent
- Not published
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Decision due
- Not given
Also happening nearby
Flat 10, Reservoir Studios, 547 Cable Street, London, E1W 3EW
A change of use
Retrospective change of use from live/work (Sui Generis) to small HMO (Use Class C4)
2 The Royal Foundation Of St Katharine, 2 Butcher Row, London, E14 8DS
A commercial scheme
Planning Permission Ref: PA/15/01649 dated 12/08/2015 granted permission for 'Temporary Meanwhile Project (to be dismantled latest October 2018) on the currently vacant site to the North of the main Foundation site, comprising artist studios, community facilities with cafe, community office and open air cinema.' The timescale for removal of the uses was subsequently extended under Planning Permission Refs: PA/18/01434, PA/19/02315, and PA/22/01939. Permission is now sought under S.73 of the Town and Country Planning Act (as amended) to vary condition 1 of planning permission Ref: PA/22/01939 dated 20/07/2023 to extend the duration of the consent for the 'Meanwhile Project' by a further 3 years, from its expiry on the 31/12/2025 until 31/12/2028.