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Former News International Site, (London Dock Secondary School Site, Plot E), 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY

PA/23/00831/SApproval of Details -Discharge ConditionApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 11 May 2023

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to discharge condition 35 (Landscaping Management Scheme), 36 (Bio-Diverse Roofs), 39 (Revised Energy Strategy) and 44 (Plant Noise Assessement) of Planning Permission ref: PA/19/00764, dated 20/11/2019 relating to Plot E.

Received
25 April 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Katharines and Wapping
  1. Received25 Apr
  2. Validated25 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Jun
  5. Decided11 May

Decided in 16 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Former News International Site, (London Dock Secondary School Site, Plot E), 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY. Tower Hamlets has handled 929 applications of this type. This one was decided in 16 days, 6 weeks quicker than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 125 applications across St Katharines and Wapping. We hold 63 applications in total for the E98 postcode area.

96% of conditions 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

Postcode
E98 1XY
Application type
Approval of Details -Discharge Condition
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 April 2023
Target decision date
20 June 2023

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    27 Aug

    Submission of detail pursuant to condition no.59 (Delivery and Servicing Management Plan) in relation to…

    PendingApplicationPA/26/01511/S
  2. 2026
    24 Aug

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.52 (Full details of the proposed use) in relation to Unit 10a…

    PendingDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01490/S
  3. 2026
    14 Aug

    Application to Modify the S106 Agreement Dated 26/03/2014, Relating to Planning Permission PA/13/...

    PendingApplicationPA/26/01454/S
  4. 2026
    14 Aug

    Application to Modify the S106 Agreement Dated 26/06/2026, Relating to Planning Permission PA/23/...

    PendingApplicationPA/26/01453/S
  5. 2026
    7 Aug

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.52 (Full details of the proposed use for that unit) relating…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01393/S
  6. 2026
    31 Jul

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.24 (Piling Method Statement) in relation to Building H of…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01351/S

Source: Tower Hamlets

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