Planning Applications — Change of Use — Tower Hamlets

Tower Guoman Hotel, St Katharines Way, London, E1W 1LD

Proposed change of use of maintenance workshop/storage area to Class E(b) restaurant unit operated by the hotel, including alterations to existing facades and additional plant on the open mezzanine above.

Received 13 Jan 2026

Former Joiners Arms Public House, 116-118 Hackney Road, London, E2 7QL

Temporary change of use from drinking establishment (Sui Generis use class) to LGBTQ+ community space/ office use (F2/ E(g)(i) use class); personal permission for Gay Times

Received 5 Jan 2026

46-48a Ashfield Street, London, E1 2AJ

Retention and refurbishment of 46-48a Ashfield Street including internal layout alterations, rear extensions to 46 and 48 Ashfield Street, roof extension at 46 Ashfield Street plus upgrading of existing windows to all buildings.

Received 23 Dec 2025

Global Switch House, 3 Nutmeg Lane, London, E14 2AX

Change of use of ground floor retail space E(a) to Sui Generis (Substation)

Received 18 Dec 2025

349 Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 6LG

Change of use from class E(a) (Display or retail sale of goods, other than hot food) to E(b) (Sale of food and drink for consumption (mostly) on the premises) and alterations to shop front

Received 15 Dec 2025

2 Paradise Row, London, E2 9LE

Change of use from Children's Contact Centre (Use Class F1) to children's home (Use Class C2) serving as a permanent home for 5x Tower Hamlets children/young people aged between 11 and 18. Associated waste/recycling storage and cycle parking spaces. Replacement of windows on front elevation and ground floor side elevation and installation of 2x rear ground floor window with internal alterations.

Received 8 Dec 2025