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Dismissed8 January 20263370640

181-183 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ

Planning appeal 3370640 at 181-183 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) was dismissed on 8 January 2026 by Inspector Lawrence R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would be permitted development under class MA.1, with particular regard to the use of the building and whether or not it forms land in the curtilage of a listed building.

Change of use from commercial floorspace (Class E) to 39 no. self - contained units (Class C3) with associated cycle and refuse storage, and blue badge parking bays

Authority
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Lawrence R
Postcode
E3 2SJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the proposal would be permitted development under class MA.1, with particular regard to the use of the building and whether or not it forms land in the curtilage of a listed building
  • whether or not there is sufficient information to demonstrate that the proposal would provide an adequate provision of natural light to all habitable rooms of dwellinghouses

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence that the appeal buildings had been in continuous Class E use for the two-year period required by paragraph MA.1(1)(b) of the GPDO, leaving reasonable doubt as to the lawful use.

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