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Ailsa Wharf, Ailsa Street, London, E14

PA/22/00210/A1Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 23 January 2025

Council decision: PermitPlanning committee56 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Redevelopment of the Site for a mixed-use scheme providing 952 residential units; 1,555 sqm GIA commercial floorspace (Use Class E) within a series of buildings up to 23 storeys; the creation of a new access road and the realignment of Ailsa Street; the provision of safeguarded land for a bridge landing; the provision of cycle and car parking spaces; and associated Site-wide landscaping and public realm works. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement.

Received
9 March 2022
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
1
Ward
Lansbury
  1. Received9 Mar
  2. Validated9 Mar
  3. Consult.19 Aug
  4. Target29 Jun
  5. Decided23 Jan

Decided in 1051 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Ailsa Wharf, Ailsa Street, London, E14. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 111 applications across Lansbury.

83% of full 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
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
952

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 March 2022
Consultation expiry
19 August 2023
Consultation end
19 August 2023
Neighbour consultation end
19 August 2023
Target decision date
29 June 2022
Committee meeting
18 October 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Lichfields
Agent address
The Minister Building, 21 Mincing Lane, London, EC3R 7AG

Planning decision

Statutory period
112 days

Publicity

Last advertised
4 May 2023
Advertisement expiry
19 August 2023
Site notice start
24 March 2022
Site notice end
19 August 2023

Additional information

Documents
433

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Ailsa StreetRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, 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 and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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

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Source: Tower Hamlets

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