Bethnal Green - Highway Stopping Up For Redevelopment

THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS
Town And Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990) S247 TCPA 1990 Stopping Up Order 62 Roman Road And Bacton Street, E2 In The London Borough Of Tower Hamlets

1. THE COUNCIL OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS hereby gives notice that it has made an order under section 247 Town & Country Planning Act 1990 authorising the stopping up of a section of highway immediately abutting 62 Roman Road and at Bacton Street, E2 in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, described in Schedules 1 and 2 within this notice and to be carried out in accordance with the planning permission referred to in schedule 3 (including provisions for dedication of land for highway use) to enable the development.

1.1 Copies of the order may be inspected by appointment via: highway.search@towerhamlets.gov.uk, at: The Offices Of The London Borough Of Tower Hamlets, Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, E1 1BJ, quoting: SD0864807445/RR.

Copies of the order may be obtained, at cost, by submitting a request on the Council's website: https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/transport_and_streets/roads,_highways_and_pavements/Highway_searches.aspx.

2. Any person(s) aggrieved by the order and desiring to question the validity thereof, or of any provision contained therein, on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the above Act or that any requirement of that Act or of any regulation made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the Order, may, within 6 weeks from 22nd October 2026, apply to the High Court for the suspension or quashing of the Order or of any provision contained therein.

SCHEDULES

1) The first section of highway proposed for stopping up immediately abuts 62 Roman Road, is rectangular in shape, measuring 64 metres in length and 1.12 metres in width.

2) The section of highway proposed for stopping up on Bacton Street measures approximately 10.23m in length and 8.56m in width.

3) Demolition of Albert Jacob House and redevelopment of the Site to provide a mixed-use development of 5 to 9 storeys comprising commercial (Use Class E) at ground floor level and 53 affordable residential units (Use Class C3) at ground and upper floor levels, together with associated landscaping works, relocation of a substation, servicing and parking arrangements; Repaving of the adjoining highway area on Roman Road, north of Albert Jacob House; Relocation of vehicular gate on Bacton Street and provision of a new service bay; Demolition of redundant garages and pram sheds to the rear of Sleigh House and provision of a new communal garden and reconfiguration of existing parking bays; Re-designed play area to the green space fronting Godley VC House.

Signed: Rose-Marie Richards (Highways Records Officer),
Dated: 22nd October 2026