PA/26/00391/A1

Status: Pending
Application Details
Description

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 façade), 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 27,799 sqm of Purpose Built Student Accommodation floorspace, comprising 794 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 19 storeys (+84.75 m AOD)

Council

Tower Hamlets

Application Type

Full Planning Permission

Date Validated

19 Mar 2026

Location
Address

Calcutta House, London Metropolitan University, Old Castle Street, London, E1 7NT

Postcode

E1 7NT

UPRN

6151592

Coordinates

51.515354000000000, -0.073597800000000

Source: Application UPRN

Quick Info
UID
PA/26/00391/A1
Reference
PA/26/00391/A1
Status
Pending
Last Updated
19 Jul 2026