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Site at Tower Vaults, 8-12 Tower Hill Terrace, London

PA/21/01916/NCNon-material amendment (TCPA S96a)Approved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 22 September 2021

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application of non-material amendment to Planning Permission ref: PA/20/00172 dated: 01/05/2020. Non- Material Amendment Sought(s) Minor alterations to the internal layout at ground, -1 level and -2 level.

Received
23 August 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Katharines and Wapping
  1. Received23 Aug
  2. Validated23 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Sep
  5. Decided22 Sep

Decided in 30 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Site at Tower Vaults, 8-12 Tower Hill Terrace, London. Tower Hamlets has handled 301 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 4 weeks quicker than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the The Tower conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 125 applications across St Katharines and Wapping.

97% of amendment applications at London Borough of Tower Hamlets were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Non-material amendment (TCPA S96a)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 August 2021
Target decision date
20 September 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
RPS
Agent address
20 Farringdon Street, London, EC4A 4AB

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    25 May

    Application for change of use of former ground floor Units 8 and 10 from Class E (restaurant) to…

    ApprovedListed building consentPA/23/00990/NC
  2. 2023
    25 May

    Application for change of use of former ground floor Units 8 and 10 from Class E (restaurant) to…

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionPA/23/00989/NC
  3. 2022
    9 Mar

    Submission of Details Pursuant to Condition No.7 (Delivery and Servicing Plan), 8 (Operational Management…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/22/00481/S
  4. 2021
    25 Nov

    Change of use from ground and -1 basement (A3 use) and -2 basement (sui generis use) to dual/flexible A3/Sui…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)PA/21/02561/NC
  5. 2021
    7 Jun

    Submission of Details Pursuant to Condition No.4 (Level of Sound), 5 (Noise Assessment), 6 (Construction…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/21/01281/S
  6. 2020
    27 Jan

    Change of use from ground and -1 basement (A3 use) and -2 basement (sui generis use) to dual/flexible A3/Sui…

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionPA/20/00172/NC

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