Site south west junction of Glenworth Avenue and Saunders Ness Road, E14 3EB Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/01051/NC - Variation / Removal Condition (TCPA S73) Registered

Proposal

Minor Material Amendments to planning permission dated 18/12/2015, to amend the wording of condition 10 (Travel Plan) and condition 19 (School Hours). The amended conditions would read as follows: Condition 10 currently reads: Prior to the first occupation of the development a Travel Plan shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the local planning authority. The Travel Plan shall include details relating to public transport, car and cycle parking demand and walking to the development for employees, school children and parents. The development shall be operated in accordance with the approved Travel Plan. Condition 10 as proposed: The development shall be operated in accordance with the approved Travel Plan ref. -PEF-XX-XX-TRP-H-00003, dated July 2026. Reason: To encourage sustainable transport and to ensure the amenity of nearby residents is not compromised in accordance with Policies D.DH8, D.ES9, S.TR1, D.TR2 and D.TR3 of the Tower Hamlet Local Plan (2020). Condition 19 currently reads: The teaching hours of the school hereby permitted shall start no later than 8:30 and finish no earlier than 3.55. Condition 19 as proposed: The teaching hours of the school hereby permitted shall start no later than 8.15am and finish no later than 3.00pm. For clarity, 'teaching hours' are the minimum core hours that pupils are required to be in school and do not include after school clubs and activities. Reason: To stagger the teaching hours of the new school with those of St Luke's Primary School to avoid congestion on the public highway and ensure the amenity of nearby residents is not compromised, in accordance with Policies D.DH8, D.ES9, S.TR1, D.TR2 and D.TR3 of the Tower Hamlet Local Plan (2020). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Consultation
23 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 12 Oct 2026.

The consultation period closed on 26 Aug 2026.

Going to planning committee

Thursday 8 October, 6.30pm

Development Committee

Council Chamber - Town Hall, Whitechapel

Item 5.1 on the agenda

The committee will decide this application in public. Most councils let objectors, supporters and the applicant speak if they register in advance, each by its own deadline.

Source: Tower Hamlets's committee agenda. The council can change the date or the agenda up to the meeting.

Site constraints 12

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 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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 15 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 15 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 872 m); London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 671 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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 285 m away: Mudchute Park Farm
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Conservation area about 30 m away: Island Gardens; Radon affected area, class 2; Registered park or garden about 241 m away: Island Gardens; Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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
Variation / Removal Condition (TCPA S73)
Postcode
E14 3EB
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Island Gardens
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Turley

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
23 Jul 2026
Consultation
23 Jul 2026
Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
5 Aug 2026
Committee
8 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Oct 2026
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