PA/26/00391/A1
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 25,826 sqm of Purpose Built Student Accommodation floorspace, comprising 748 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 17 storeys (+78.65 m AOD)(RE-CONSULTATION: Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) floorspace has been reduced from 27,799 sqm to 25,826 sqm, student rooms (Use Class Sui Generis) reduced from 794 to 748, storeys of PBSA building reduced from 19 (+84.75 m AOD) to 17 (+78.65 m AOD)
Council
Tower Hamlets
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Date Validated
19 Mar 2026
Council Website
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Address
Calcutta House, London Metropolitan University, Old Castle Street, London, E1 7NT
Postcode
E1 7NT
UPRN
Coordinates
51.515354000000000, -0.073597800000000
Source: Application UPRN
Quick Info
- UID
- PA/26/00391/A1
- Reference
- PA/26/00391/A1
- Status
- Pending
- Last Updated
- 01 Oct 2026