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Tower Hamlets · Planning appeal · 2026-05-08

40 Tower Hill, London, EC3N 4DX

Appeal dismissedthe council was upheld
Originating application — PA/25/00492

Tower Hamlets refused PA/25/00492; the applicant appealed to the Planning Inspectorate. Tower Hamlets decisions →

From the decision letter

Appeal Decision Site visit made on 17 April 2026 by C Shearing BA (Hons) MA MRTPI an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State Decision date: 08 May 2026 Appeal Ref: APP/E5900/W/25/3375733 Sceptre Court, 40 Tower Hill, London, EC3N 4DX • • • • • • The appeal is made under section 78 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 against a failure to give notice within the prescribed period of a decision on an application for planning permission under section 73A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for ‘change of use of Sceptre Court from offices (B1) to dual use higher education use (class D1) and office use (class B1)’ for which a previous planning permission was granted for a limited period. The appeal is made by London College of Contemporary Arts against the Council of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The application ref PA/25/00492 is dated 18 March 2025. The application s…

At a glance
OutcomeDismissed
ApplicationPA/25/00492
Appeal ref3375733
Decided2026-05-08
The inspector
C Shearing

The Planning Inspectorate inspector who decided this appeal.

From the Planning Inspectorate's published decision letter for appeal 3375733. The originating application reference and site are extracted from the letter. “Winning arguments” are the development-plan policies the inspector cited.