Poplar Fire Station, 168 East India Dock Road, London, E14 0BP Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/00864/NC - Full Planning Permission Approved
Schools, care & communityUtility infrastructure

Proposal

The proposal is to decarbonise Poplar Fire Station while renewing aging or unserviceable systems. The main components of this project are: - Replacement of Heating and Domestic Hot Water Central Plant with Air Sourced Heat Pumps (ASHPs) located on the roof; - Installation of roof insulation and raising roof parapet by 250mm to accommodate the increased roof insulation; - Relocating existing solar PV panels on the roof to accommodate the new ASHPs. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 May 2026
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Consultation
29 May 2026
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Approved
10 Aug 2026

Approved on 10 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Aug 2026

Documents 22

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICERS REPORT Delegated Report · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION_NOTICE Decision Notice · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 5

PDF Design & Access Statement Design & Access Statement · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Design & Access Statement Design & Access Statement · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANT NOISE ASSESSMENT Report · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANT NOISE ASSESSMENT Report · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Design & Access Statement Design & Access Statement · 15 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 13

PDF LFC100277-MCB-XX-ZZ-DR-A-0142-S3-02 PROPOSED SITE ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LFC100277-MCB-XX-ZZ-DR-A-0143-S3-02 PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATIONS 01 Current Plan · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LFC100277-MCB-XX-RP-DR-A-0141-S3-02 PROPOSED ROOF FLOOR PLAN Current Plan · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LFC100277-MCB-XX-SI-DR-A-0140-S3-02 PROPOSED SITE PLAN Current Plan · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LFC100277-MCB-XX-SI-DR-A-0140-S3 REV 01 PROPOSED SITE PLAN Current Plan · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF LFC100277-MCB-XX-SI-DR-A-0100-S3 REV 01 EXISTING OS PLAN Current Plan · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF LFC100277-MCB-XX-SI-DR-A-0101-S3 REV 01 EXISTING SITE PLAN Current Plan · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF LFC100277-MCB-XX-RP-DR-A-0204-S3 REV 01 EXISTING ROOF FLOOR PLAN Current Plan · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF LFC100277-MCB-XX-ZZ-DR-A-0205-S3 REV 01 EXISTING SITE ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF LFC100277-MCB-XX-ZZ-DR-A-0206-S3 REV 01 EXISTING BUILDING ELEVATIONS 01 Current Plan · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF LFC100277-MCB-XX-RP-DR-A-0141-S3 REV 01 PROPOSED ROOF FLOOR PLAN Current Plan · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF LFC100277-MCB-XX-ZZ-DR-A-0142-S3 REV 01 PROPOSED SITE ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF LFC100277-MCB-XX-ZZ-DR-A-0143-S3 REV 01 PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATIONS 01 Current Plan · 15 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 15 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF TFL Consultee Comment · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Archaeological priority area: Tower Hamlets APA 2.16
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: Chrisp Street
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.
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Statue of Richard Green (in Front of Public Baths), Grade II, 41 m away · 1 Grade II*, 3 Grade II
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.
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Historic England ↗
Conservation area 17 m away: Lansbury
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Tower Hamlets
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
E14 0BP
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Ward
Poplar
Case officer
Show
Decision
Permit
Decision date
10 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
McBains

How this decision compares

Decided in 81 days from validation, 25 days slower than Tower Hamlets's median of 56 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 85% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
34decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
29 May 2026
Comments by
13 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
22 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

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Within ~100m

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Rebuilding of the front boundary retaining wall to match the existing design, style and p…
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The proposed removal of central antenna support and GRP shroud and the installation of 9…
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2020 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings