Unit 4, Tower Bridge House, St Katharines Way, London, E1W 1BA Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/01402/NC - Advertisement Consent Approved
Signs & advertsCommercial premises

Proposal

New external signage consisting of x1 fascia signs, x1 projection sign and menu case Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Approved
19 Oct 2026

Approved on 19 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICERS REPORT Delegated Report · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION_NOTICE Decision Notice · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Design & Access Statement Design & Access Statement · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF NEW SIGNAGE PLANS Current Plan · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 13

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 ↗
The Tower conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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.
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 962 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 ↗
Archaeological priority area: Tower Hamlets APA 2.10
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 ↗
23 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Quay Walls to Basin and East and West Docks St Katherine's Dock, Grade II, 20 m away · 6 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 13 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.
Show all 23 with distances
Historic England ↗
Scheduled monument 101 m away: Tower of London
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
World heritage site 101 m away: Tower of London
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Flood defence 9 m away (wall, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood); 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

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.

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Important details

Council
Tower Hamlets
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
E1W 1BA
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
St Katharines and Wapping
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
IVC Signs Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 84% of signs and adverts here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
87decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

19 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
International House, 1 St Katharines Way, London, E1W
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PA/24/00770/NC
2022 Approved
1 Commodity Quay, London, E1W 1AZ
Reconfiguration of existing shop front entrance door and screening. New external signage…
PA/22/01580/NC
2022 Approved
1 Commodity Quay, London, E1W 1AZ
Reconfiguration of existing shop front entrance door and screening. New external signage.
PA/22/01579/NC
2020 Approved
Restaurant 2, Commodity Quay, East Smithfield, London E1W 1AZ
Retention of one externally illuminated projecting sign.
PA/20/00243/NC
2020 Approved
1 Commodity Quay, London, E1W 1AZ
Alteration to shopfront including installation of new access door.
PA/20/00528/NC
2020 Approved
1 Commodity Quay, London, E1W 1AZ
1no. Internally LED illuminated hand painted 'Honest Burgers' text on timber fascia board…
PA/20/00529
2018 Refused
East Smithfield (OS Tower Bridge House Opp Royal Mint Court), London
Installation of 1no. InLink unit incorporating 2no. LED advert display screens.
PA/18/01126/NC
2018 Refused
East Smithfield (OS Tower Bridge House Opp Royal Mint Court), London
Installation of one (1) InLink unit.
PA/18/01125/NC
2018 Refused
East Smithfield (OS Tower Bridge House Opp Royal Mint Court), London
Installation of 1no. InLink unit incorporating 2no. LED advert display screens.
PA/18/01126/R
2018 Refused
East Smithfield (OS Tower Bridge House Opp Royal Mint Court), London
Installation of one (1) InLink unit.
PA/18/01125/R
2017 Approved
St Katharines Docks, North West Entrance, St Katharines Way, London
Submission of details in part pursuant to condition no.4 (stone coping, external staircas…
PA/17/01204/S
2017 Approved
St Katharines Docks, North West Entrance, St Katharines Way, London, E1W 1LB
Submission of Details to Discharge Condition No.4 (samples) of Planning Permission Ref: P…
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2017 Approved
St Katharines Docks, North West Entrance, St Katharines Way, London, E1W 1LB
Submission of Details to Discharge Condition No.3 (landscape plan) of Planning Permission…
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2016 Approved
Seventh Floor North, Tower Bridge House, St Katharines Way, London
Replace glazing to existing double doors with Louvres
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2016 Approved
Seventh Floor North, Tower Bridge House, St Katharines Way, London
Replace glazing to existing double doors with Louvres
PA/16/03265/NC
2016 Approved
St Katharines Docks, North West Entrance, St Katharines Way, London, E1W 1LB
Public realm improvements to the North West Entrance including; removal of the existing s…
PA/16/02681/NC
2016 Approved
St Katharines Docks, North West Entrance, St Katharines Way, London, E1W 1LB
Public realm improvements to the North West Entrance including; removal of the existing s…
PA/16/02681
2016 Approved
St Katharine Docks, South West Entrance, St Katharines Way, LONDON, E1W 1LB
Public realm improvements to the South West Entrance including: removal of the existing s…
PA/16/02683/NC
2016 Approved
St Katharine Docks, South West Entrance, St Katharines Way, LONDON, E1W 1LB
Public realm improvements to the South West Entrance including: removal of the existing s…
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Tower Hamlets
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#201 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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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