Thames Wharf, Dock Road, Silvertown, London, E16 1AF Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/01616/NC - Observations to Other Authorities Decided
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Observation Request by London Borough of Newham for Thames Wharf, Dock Road, Silvertown, London, E16 1AF Temporary change of use of existing buildings as meanwhile event space (Sui Generis) for a maximum of six events within the period to 31st December 2026. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 18 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Nov 2026, from Tower Hamlets's recent changes of use.

Documents 1

Consultation & comments 1

PDF CONSULTATION LETTER FROM NEWHAM LONDON DATED: 18 SEPT 2026 Correspondence · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
National infrastructure project: Silvertown Tunnel
The site is inside the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Thames Tideway Tunnel (decided, about 614 m); London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 1381 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 ↗
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
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: Newham 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 ↗
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 2 (poor), 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.

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Important details

Council
Tower Hamlets
Application type
Observations to Other Authorities
Postcode
E16 1AF
Received
around 18 Sept 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Tower Hamlets usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 2135 days to the 56-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
52decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

14 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved
Planning permission for time limited consent for the continued use of land and wharf as r…
17/01822/FUL
2017 Approved
Planning permission for time limited consent for the continued use of land and wharf as r…
17/2528/K
2016 Approved
Installation of a new gantry crane at Thames Wharf.
16/01166/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Silvertown Tunnel Site Dock Road Silvertown London
Approval of details pursuant to discharge to Paragraph 15 (River Crossing) attached to th…
25/00146/AOD
2023 Approved
Silvertown Tunnel Site Dock Road Silvertown London
Approval of details pursuant to Paragraph 6 (Landscaping Scheme) attached to the Silverto…
24/00023/AOD
2024 Approved
Vision Centre Silver Building 60 Dock Road Silvertown London E16 1YZ
Application for a lawful development certificate (existing) for demolition of the Vision…
24/01244/CLE
2024 Approved
Silvertown Tunnel Site Dock Road Silvertown London
Approval of details pursuant to Paragraph 12 (Operational Noise Mitigation Measures) atta…
24/00272/AOD
2023 Approved
Land At Thameside West And Carlsberg Tetley Dock Road Silvertown London
Non-material amendment to planning consent ref: 18/03557/OUT dated 5 October 2021, compri…
23/01717/NONMAT
2019 Approved
Land At Thameside West And Carlsberg Tetley Dock Road Silvertown London
Hybrid planning application comprising: 1.Detailed planning application for Phase 1 with…
18/03557/OUT
2019 Approved
Site 2 G And B Compressor Hire Ltd Thames Wharf Dock Road Silvertown London E16 1AF
Section 73 application to vary Condition 1 (Time Limited Consent) - to extend the use unt…
19/01963/VAR
2019 Approved
Development Site Silvertown Way Flyover Arches, Silvertown Way, Canning Town, London E16 1FB
Observation requested by London Borough of Newham for hybrid planning application compris…
PA/19/00276/NC
2019 Approved
Development Site, Silvertown Way Flyover Arches, Silvertown Way, Canning Town, London E16 1FB
1. Detailed planning application for Phase 1 with works to include: The erection of a ser…
19/0372/K
2018 Withdrawn
Development Site Silvertown Way Flyover Arches Silvertown Way Canning Town London E16 1FB
Request for Screening Opinion in relation to proposal to build a shell and core structure…
18/03531/SCREEN
2017 Approved
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Operational development works to facilitate future development(s) of the site comprising…
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Tower Hamlets
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#201 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold owner: 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.