The South Quay Building, 77 Marsh Wall, London, E14 9SH Data via plota.co.uk

25/01476/OBS - Observations from other Boroughs Under Consideration

Proposal

A phased development comprising demolition of the existing office building (Use Class E) and the construction of a single tall building providing residential accommodation, including affordable housing (Use Class C3), serviced apartments (Use Class C1) and co-living accommodation (Sui Generis) with flexible commercial and community uses (Use Classes E / F2) at lower levels and alongside associated hard and soft landscaping, public realm improvements and associated works. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement. [Additional details on the description of development for consultation purposes: The proposed single tall building of 54 storeys (190m AOD height), and two additional basement levels, would provide the following: 195 Build to Rent residential units (Use Class C3), 121 Self-contained affordable residential units (Use Class C3), 238 Co-living rooms with associated communal spaces and areas (Sui Generis Use Class) 266 Serviced apartments rooms (Use Class C1), 430 square metres of commercial floorspace (Use Class E), and 192 square metres of community floorspace (Use Class F2).] Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
21 Oct 2025
✓
Validated
24 Oct 2025
Decision
Target date was 14 Nov 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Nov 2026; it is now day 381.

Site constraints 8

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 303 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 303 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 1240 m); London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 1829 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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area; 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 2 November 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

Application type
Observations from other Boroughs
Postcode
E1 8BT
Received
21 Oct 2025
Validated
24 Oct 2025
Ward
Tower
Target decision
14 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 381, past the statutory target. 86% of other in City of London are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Nov 2026.

Day 381325 days past the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
2,316decided in the last year

Plota live figures for other decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent other in City of London to go on. City of London decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
14 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No
City of London
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#71 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

City of London is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #1 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 84% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 100% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
City of London decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
97%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #3 of 296
100%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #1 of 296
100%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #1 of 296
84%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #296 of 296
50%
Minor dwellings approved
4 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Change of use approved
22 decided
460
Total decisions
14 refused in the year to March 2026