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PA/26/01289/NC - Full Planning Permission Approved
Signs & advertsCommercial premises

Proposal

Proposed use of the external areas for seating on the east side of the pontoon at water and dock level and the display of 3 internally illuminated signs. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jul 2026
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Consultation
5 Aug 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Documents 18

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICERS REPORT Delegated Report · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION_NOTICE Decision Notice · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Flood Risk Assessment Flood Risk Assessment · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 13

PDF LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 103K12-50205 REV 12 EXISTING ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 103K12-50206 REV 09 K2 EAST ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 6215-04-100 REV M MEZZ LEVEL - GA PLAN Current Plan · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 6215-03-100 REV N DOCK LEVEL - GA PLAN Current Plan · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 6215-02-100 REV L WATER LEVEL - GA PLAN Current Plan · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WYZE-ID-TTCW-EXT-2000 REV SD PROPOSED EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS A Current Plan · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WYZE-ID-TTCW-EXT-2001 REV SD PROPOSED FACADE ELEVATIONS B AND C Current Plan · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WYZE-ID-TTCW-DOC-1000 REV SD DOCK LEVEL GA AND FLP Current Plan · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WYZE-ID-TTCW-WAT-1000 REV SD REV SD PROPOSED WATER LEVEL GA AND FLP Current Plan · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WYZE-ID-TTCW-MEZ-1000 REV SD PROPOSED MEZANINE GA AND FLP Current Plan · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SIGNAGE Current Plan · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG PROPOSED VISUAL Current Plan · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF CANAL & RIVER TRUST Consultee Comment · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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 541 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 541 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Silvertown Tunnel (decided, 1158 m); London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 1821 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
Nearest: Quay Walls,copings and Butresses to Import Dock and Export Dock, Grade I, 30 m away
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 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 £233,550 in October 2020. Other property, leasehold.

6 October 2020£233,550Recorded 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 area1,042 m² (11,216 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 27)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Tower Hamlets
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
E14 5GX
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Blackwall and Cubitt Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Monmouth Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 85% of signs and adverts here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
84decided 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

Neighbours
5 Aug 2026
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Change of Opening Hours
PA/23/01061/NC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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2025
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2025 Refused
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2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024
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2024 Approved
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Installation of a tuned mass damper on existing roof and associated screen
PA/24/00633/NC
2024
5 Park Drive, LONDON, E14 9GG
Retrospective application to ground floor unit for outdoor seating area comprising tables…
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2024 Refused
5 Park Drive, LONDON, E14 9GG
Proposed x3 illuminated projected hanging signs, x4 illuminated fascia signage
PA/23/02167/NC
2023 Approved
Unit A3.1, 12 Park Drive, LONDON, E14 9ZW
Installation of outdoor seating area comprising outdoor tables, chairs, 3 x parasols with…
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2023 Approved
Unit A3.1, 12 Park Drive, LONDON, E14 9ZW
Display of non-illuminated floral signage on x3 parasols
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2023 Approved
Land Adjacent to Unit A3.2, 8 Park Drive, LONDON E14 9ZW
Creation of external amenity play space; installation of rain canopy; buggy shelter; inst…
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2023 Approved
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Proposal for signage comprising a Vinyl wall mural art work.
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2022 Refused
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Creation of external amenity play space, plus installation of rain canopy, and provision…
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2022 Refused
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2021 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

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.