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PA/25/01998/S - Non-material amendment (TCPA S96a) Approved

Proposal

Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: , dated 01/12/23 and granted on appeal on 03/10/23 (appeal ref: APP/). Non Material amendment(s) Sought: Alteration to approved Description of Development as follows: A hybrid planning application for: Detailed planning application for works to include: demolition of existing buildings and structures and the phased erection of buildings, comprising: residential build to rent homes (use class c3); student accommodation and ancillary facilities (sui generis); flexible 3 commercial floorspace (use class e); alterations to the listed dock wall and dock gardens to provide new pedestrian connections and improved access; alterations to the existing access road; associated improvements to streets, open spaces, landscaping and public realm; and provision of car and bicycle parking spaces and servicing spaces and other works incidental to the proposed development; Outline planning application (all matters reserved) for the balance of the site for: the phased erection of buildings for use as a data centre (use class b8), flexible creative workspace (use class e(g)), community space (class f2), and/or a swimming pool (class f2); and associated infrastructure; streets, open spaces, landscaping and public realm; car and bicycle parking spaces and servicing spaces; utilities including electricity substations; and other works incidental to the proposed development. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 21 Nov 2025
✓
Approved
17 Dec 2025

Approved on 17 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Nov 2026

Associated applications 13

Site constraints 9

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 ↗
Archaeological priority area: Tower Hamlets APA 2.17
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 ↗
National infrastructure project 619 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 619 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Silvertown Tunnel (decided, 1144 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 ↗
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: East India Dock Wall and Gateway, Grade II, 30 m away · 1 Grade II*, 5 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 6 with distances
Historic England ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Conservation area 30 m away: Naval Row; Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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

Application type
Non-material amendment (TCPA S96a)
Postcode
E14 2BG
Received
around 21 Nov 2025
Validated
21 Nov 2025
Ward
Poplar
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Dec 2025
Decision
Permit
Decision date
17 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Savills

How this decision compares

Decided in 26 days from validation, 14 days faster than Tower Hamlets's median of 40 for amendments. Approved, as 92% of amendments here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
168decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
19 Dec 2025
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