20 Water Street, London, E14 5GX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Display of 1x internally illuminated fascia sign. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 23 Sept 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Site constraints 10
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Application type
- Advertisement Consent
- Postcode
- E14 5GX
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Blackwall and Cubitt Town
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 22 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Permit
- Decision date
- 22 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Spring Planning Ltd
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 71 days from validation, 15 days slower than Tower Hamlets's median of 56 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 85% of signs and adverts here are.
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
- 7 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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