8 Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/01142/NC - Full Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

Repurposing, retrofit and part change of use of existing building involving partial demolition of existing building structure, fa�ade alterations and replacement, provision of external terraces, changes to existing floorplates alongside other internal changes and ground floor reconfiguration and new pedestrian links and associated public realm works. A mix of uses comprising workspace use (Use Class E(g)) and a combination of one or more of the following: - Hotel (Use Class C1); - Flexible commercial, business and service uses (Use Class E); - Flexible commercial, service and leisure space (Use Classes E(b), E(d), F1(b), F1(c), F1(e); and - Sui Generis uses (including drinking establishments or drinking establishments with expanded food provision)). Ancillary works to include replacement plant, reconfiguration of existing servicing arrangements and parking space, landscaping, interface works with existing public realm, highway and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 09:52

Application progress

✓

Received

6 Jul 2026

✓

Consultation

17 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 5 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 17 Sept 2026; it is now day 95.

The consultation period closed on 17 Sept 2026.

Documents 259

Statements & assessments 52

Plans & drawings 190

Application forms 3

PDF ANNEX 1 REV 1 Application Form · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form Application Form · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM ANNEX 1 Correspondence · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

National infrastructure project about 575 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel

The site is about 575 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Silvertown Tunnel (decided, about 1453 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 ↗

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Quay Walls,copings and Butresses to Import Dock and Export Dock, Grade I, about 30 m from the postcode pin

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.

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

Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.

Not affected

Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: E14 5HQ
Received: 6 Jul 2026
Validated: 6 Jul 2026
Ward: Canary Wharf
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 5 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Quod

Decision outlook

Day 95, past the statutory target. 87% of changes of use in Tower Hamlets are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 9539 days past the 56-day target

66%decided within 8 weeks

55%approved

52decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours: 17 Aug 2026
Consultation: 17 Aug 2026
Comments by: 17 Sept 2026
Site or press notice: 6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry: 5 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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Within ~100m

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Tower Hamlets

Planning Authority Score

3.9/10

Below average

#201 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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

8 Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 259

Statements & assessments 52

Plans & drawings 190

Application forms 3

Other documents 14

Site constraints 10

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