Redeveloping university buildings and building student accommodation, shops and office or community space, with partial demolition, retained frontages and landscaping.
Calcutta House, London Metropolitan University, Ol
Trades this could involve
Official description
Consultation by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets on 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 (LBTH ref.: PA/26/00391/A1).
- Council
- London
- Reference
- 26/01354/OBS
- Application type
- All Other
- Decision
- No Objection To Proposal (Obs Only)
- Submitted
- 28 Sep 2026
- Decision date
- 15 Oct 2026
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