Issue

Brick Lane Cumulative Impact Area (CIA)

1 story · discussed at 3 council meetings · 1 council

Tower Hamlets Council continues to decide on new premises licences within the Brick Lane Cumulative Impact Area, recently approving 'Kong is Kong'.

Tower Hamlets Council's Licensing Sub Committee granted a new premises licence for 'Kong is Kong' at 14 Norton Folgate in March 2026. The decision permits alcohol sales for the new Chinese gastropub, described as a restaurant and bar, from 8am to 11pm Monday to Saturday, and 8am to 10:30pm on Sundays.

This decision comes as the council continues to consider new premises licences within the Brick Lane Cumulative Impact Area (CIA), which has stricter licensing policies due to concerns about public nuisance, noise, and crime. In February 2026, the committee was scheduled to consider an application for a venue at 49 Brick Lane.

Key facts

  1. Tower Hamlets Council's Licensing Sub Committee granted a new premises licence for 'Kong is Kong' at 14 Norton Folgate in March 2026. Source
  2. The 'Kong is Kong' licence permits alcohol sales from 8am to 11pm Monday to Saturday, and 8am to 10:30pm on Sundays. Source
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  1. Licensing Sub Committee grants new premises licence for 'Kong is Kong' Tower Hamlets Council's Licensing Sub Committee has granted a new premises licence for Kong is Kong at 14 Norton Folgate, London E1 6DB. The decision was made during a meeting... Tower Hamlets 26 March 2026