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Calcutta House, London Metropolitan University, Old Castle Street, LondonE1 7NT

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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 EducationRead full proposal

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)

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PA/26/00391/A1

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  1. Application date

    19 March 2026

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