Bow Wharf, 221 Grove Road, London, E3 5SN Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/01692/A1 - Full Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

Redevelopment of the site (Bow Wharf) comprising demolition of pavilion buildings, conversion of warehouse to residential, and erection of two new residential blocks to provide 66 dwellings (Use Class C3) and a commercial unit (Use Class E), with associated access and public realm works Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 18 Oct 2026, 03:25

Application progress

✓

Received

around 5 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 4 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Nov 2026 and 7 Dec 2026, from Tower Hamlets's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 14 Nov 2026

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Documents 105

Statements & assessments 46

Plans & drawings 50

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 9

Regents Canal conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

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.

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Also on the record

Registered park or garden about 106 m away: Victoria Park; 6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 1467 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 20 m away; Priority habitat about 34 m away: Good quality semi improved grassland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 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: E3 5SN
Received: around 5 Oct 2026
Validated: 5 Oct 2026
Ward: Bow West
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 4 Jan 2027
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Canal & River Trust
Leaseholder: Show

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 91-day target. Tower Hamlets usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

prediction

Day 1477 days to the 91-day target

53%decided within 8 weeks

88%approved

149decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 14 Nov 2026
Site or press notice: 22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 4 Jan 2027
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved

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5 Peachwalk Mews, London, E3 5SL

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Tower Hamlets

Planning Authority Score

3.9/10

Below average

#201 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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

Bow Wharf, 221 Grove Road, London, E3 5SN Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 105

Statements & assessments 46

Plans & drawings 50

Application forms 1

Other documents 8

Site constraints 9

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