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PA/26/01784/S - Non-material amendment (TCPA S96a) Registered

Proposal

Application for non-material amendment of planning permission dated 27/02/26 , ref: PA/25/01687 Non Material Amendment(s) Sought: Amendments to the internal layouts, housing mix and landscaping of Phase 3 of the consented Bow Common development. The full details of the amendments are outlined in the Design and Access Statement (October 2026) and Landscape Strategy (October 2026) which accompanies this application. The following provides a summary of the proposed amendments. Minor amendments to the housing mix remaining within the approved housing mix ranges set out in condition 12; ? Including the addition of eight duplex's; ? Inclusion of residential amenity space at Level 1 in Building I; ? Refining the setbacks on the elevations to improve fenestration, detailing and materiality, reflecting the revised layouts and proposed duplex layouts; ? Enhanced horizontal fa�ade detailing on Building I to define its identity further; ? Internal layouts and cores updated to improve smoke ventilation, risers and buildability; and ? Amendments to playspace provision. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 16 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 13 Nov 2026.

Documents 47

Plans & drawings 33

PDF 1608-138 H PHASE 3 LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-880-0104 P01 GA SECTIONS GG AND HH Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-880-0102 P01 GA ELEVATIONS SHEET 2 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-880-0103 P01 GA ELEVATIONS SHEET 3 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-880-0101 P01 GA ELEVATIONS SHEET 1 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-04-DR-A-880-0004 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 04 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-00-DR-A-880-0000 P01 GA PLAN - GROUND FLOOR Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-02-DR-A-880-0002 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 02 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-01-DR-A-880-0001 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 01 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-03-DR-A-880-0003 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 03 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-05-DR-A-880-0005 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 05 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-06-DR-A-880-0006 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 06 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-07-DR-A-880-0007 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 07 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-08-DR-A-880-0008 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 08 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-09-DR-A-880-0009 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 09 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-10-DR-A-880-0010 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 10 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-11-DR-A-880-0011 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 11 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-14-DR-A-880-0014 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 14 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-13-DR-A-880-0013 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 13 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-12-DR-A-880-0012 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 12 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-15-DR-A-880-0015 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 15 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-16-DR-A-880-0016 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 16 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-18-DR-A-880-0018 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 18 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-17-DR-A-880-0017 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 17 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-20-DR-A-880-0020 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 20 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-22-DR-A-880-0022 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 22 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-19-DR-A-880-0019 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 19 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-RF-DR-A-880-0024 P01 GA PLAN - ROOF LEVEL Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-21-DR-A-880-0021 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 21 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W703-FRA02-ZZ-23-DR-A-880-0023 P01 GA PLAN - LEVEL 23 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Drawing/Document Issue Register Drawing/Document Issue Register · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF BASELINE HABITATS PHASE 3 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF POST DEVELOPMENT HABITATS PHASE 3 Current Plan · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
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 ↗
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 159 m away: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 24 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.

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Important details

Application type
Non-material amendment (TCPA S96a)
Received
around 16 Oct 2026
Validated
16 Oct 2026
Ward
Stepney Green
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Quod

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
13 Nov 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