20 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HJ Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/01352/NC - Full Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

Refurbishment of the existing building, including new entrances at the northern and western façades at ground floor level and the southern and eastern façades at promenade level; the addition of a new entrance canopy; provision of a new amenity terrace and plant at Level 05; new fenestration at Level 13; public realm and landscaping works including removal of servicing road and relocation of bus stop; and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
around 31 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 25 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Oct 2026, from Tower Hamlets's recent commercial and major works.

The consultation period closed on 11 Sept 2026.

Documents 57

Plans & drawings 43

PDF DELIVERY AND SERVICING PLAN Report · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16200 EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16202 EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16203 EXISTING WEST ELEVATION Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16201 EXISTING EAST ELEVATION Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-L05-DR-16005 EXISTING L05 PLAN Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-L06-DR-16006 EXISTING L06 PLAN Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-L13-DR-16013 EXISTING L13 PLAN Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-L14-DR-16014 EXISTING L14 PLAN Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16021 EXISTING PROMENADE PLAN Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-ROF-DR-16020 EXISTING ROOF PLAN Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-L00-DR-16000 EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-L01-DR-16001 EXISTING L01 PLAN Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16400 EXISTING SECTION AA Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16401 EXISTING SECTION BB Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16803 EXISTING LIFTING PLATFORM EAST ELEVATION Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16800 EXISTING LIFTING PLATFORM NORTH ELEVATION Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16801 EXISTING LIFTING PLATFORM SOUTH ELEVATION Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16802 EXISTING LIFTING PLATFORM WEST ELEVATION Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16301 PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16903 PROPOSED LIFTING PLATFORM EAST ELEVATION Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16900 PROPOSED LIFTING PLATFORM NORTH ELEVATION Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16901 PROPOSED LIFTING PLATFORM SOUTH ELEVATION Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16902 PROPOSED LIFTING PLATFORM WEST ELEVATION Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16300 PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16701 PROPOSED SEAT LIFT EAST ELEVATION Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16700 PROPOSED SEAT LIFT NORTH ELEVATION Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16702 PROPOSED SEAT LIFT SOUTH ELEVATION Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16703 PROPOSED SEAT LIFT WEST ELEVATION Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16302 PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16303 PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16600 PROPOSED LOCATION PLAN Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-L00-DR-16100 PROPOSED L00 PLAN Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-L01-DR-16101 PROPOSED L01 PLAN Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-L05-DR-16105 PROPOSED L05 PLAN Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-L06-DR-16106 PROPOSED L06 PLAN Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-L13-DR-16113 PROPOSED L13 PLAN Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-L14-DR-16114 PROPOSED L14 PLAN Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-PL1-DR-16121 PROPOSED PROMENADE PLAN Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-ROF-DR-16120 PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16601 SITE PLAN Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16500 PROPOSED SECTION AA Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BP3001-FPA-DA-05-LXX-DR-16501 PROPOSED SECTION BB Current Plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Licence at this address

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 10

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Article 4 direction
Canary Wharf. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Archaeological priority area: Tower Hamlets APA 3.1
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Tower Hamlets AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Town centre: Canary Wharf
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Quay Walls,copings and Butresses to Import Dock and Export Dock, Grade I, 5 m away · 2 Grade I
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
National infrastructure project 609 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 609 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Silvertown Tunnel (decided, 1159 m); London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 1847 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £245,000 in December 2021. Other property, leasehold.

15 December 2021£245,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area46,268 m² (498,024 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 44)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
E14 5HJ
Received
around 31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Blackwall and Cubitt Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Savills
Leaseholder
Show

Decision outlook

Day 91, past the statutory target. 67% of commercial and major works in Tower Hamlets are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 30 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 9135 days past the 56-day target
37%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
33decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Tower Hamlets in the last twelve months, from validation. Tower Hamlets decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
20 Aug 2026
Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Comments by
11 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
27 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tower Hamlets
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#201 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Tower Hamlets is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #207 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tower Hamlets decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #229 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #167 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #207 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #167 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
52 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
55%
Change of use approved
67 decided
998
Total decisions
164 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.