3 West Lane (Building G1), LONDON, E22 3AA Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/01024/NC - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Construction of an external stair structure to the north elevation of 3 West Lane, removal of 2no. car parking spaces on Brannan Street, and all other associated works and structures. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 31 Aug 2026

Documents 37

Plans & drawings 25

PDF AG1-00-DR-1908 PROPOSED SITE PLAN Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF A-G1G5-XX-DR-2310 REV 01 BLADE SIGNAGE AND AWNINGS BLOCK G1 LEVEL 00 Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF A-G1G5-XX-DR-2311 REV 01 BLADE SIGNAGE AND AWNINGS BLOCK G1 LEVEL 01 Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF A-G1G5-XX-DR-2321 REV 01 BLADE SIGNAGE AND AWNINGS BLOCK G1 NORTH ELEVATION Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AG1G5-XX-DR-2002 LEVEL 2 DEVELOPMENT PLOT G1 Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AG1G5-XX-DR-2003 REV 01 LEVEL 03 - LEVEL 12 DEVELOPMENT PLOT G1 Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AG1G5-XX-DR-2013 REV 01 ROOF LEVEL DEVELOPMENT PLOT G1 Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AG1G5-XX-DR-2100 REV 01 WEST ELEVATION DEVELOPMENT PLOT G1 Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AG1G5-XXDR2101 REV 01 EAST ELEVATION DEVELOPMENT PLOT G1 Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AG1G5-XX-DR-2102 NORTH ELEVATION DEVELOPMENT PLOT G1 Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AG1G5-XX-DR-2103 REV 01 SOUTH ELEVATION DEVELOPMENT PLOT G1 Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AG1-00-DR-1906 EXISTING SITE PLAN Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AG1-00-DR-1907 PROPOSED SITE PLAN Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AG1-00-DR-2004 LEVEL 00 - ADDITIONAL STAIR DEVELOPMENT PLOT G1 Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AG1-00-DR-2008 LEVEL 00 SITE CONSTRAINTS - ADDITIONAL STAIR DEVELOPMENT PLOT G1 Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AG1-01-DR-2005 LEVEL 01 - ADDITIONAL STAIR DEVELOPMENT PLOT G1 Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AG1-02-DR-2006 LEVEL 02 - ADDITIONAL STAIR DEVELOPMENT PLOT G1 Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AG1-03-DR-2007 LEVEL 03-12 - ADDITIONAL STAIR DEVELOPMENT PLOT G1 Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AG1-RF-DR-2014 ROOF LEVEL - ADDITIONAL STAIR DEVELOPMENT PLOT G1 Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AG1-XX-DR-2109 WEST ELEVATION - ADDITIONAL STAIR Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AG1-XX-DR-2111 NORTH ELEVATION - ADDITIONAL STAIR DEVELOPMENT PLOT G1 Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AG1-XX-DR-2112 EAST ELEVATION - ADDITIONAL STAIR DEVELOPMENT PLOT G1 Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AG1-XX-DR-2113 SOUTH ELEVATION - ADDITIONAL STAIR DEVELOPMENT PLOT G1 Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AG1-XX-DR-2203 SECTION N/S AND E/W DEVELOPMENT PLOT G1 Current Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN (INCLUDING APPENDICES) Report · 15 Jun 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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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 737 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 737 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Silvertown Tunnel (decided, 940 m); London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 1632 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: Blackwall Basin, Grade I, 48 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
Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), 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.

Building

Floor area87 m² (936 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 40)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
E22 3AA
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Blackwall and Cubitt Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
DP9 Limited
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 89% of extensions here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
333decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
19 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Aug 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

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.