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

PA/23/00832/NCNon-material amendment (TCPA S96a)Approved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 11 May 2023

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Application for non-material amendment of planning permission dated 18/02/2020, ref: PA/19/00766 Non Material Amendment(s) Sought: Amendments to the building at roof level to accommodate Air Source Heat Pumps

Received
25 April 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Katharines and Wapping
  1. Received25 Apr
  2. Validated25 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target23 May
  5. Decided11 May

Decided in 16 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Former News International Site, (London Dock School, Plot E), 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY. Tower Hamlets has handled 301 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 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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.

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

Postcode
E98 1XY
Application type
Non-material amendment (TCPA S96a)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 April 2023
Target decision date
23 May 2023

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
29

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

18 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    29 Oct

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.53 (External Lighting) in relation to Building G of planning…

    PendingDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01810/S
  2. 2026
    8 Oct

    Submission of Details pursuant to Conditions 4 (Details of Aerials & Satellite Dishes) and 50 (Car parking…

    PendingDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01727/S
  3. 2026
    2 Jul

    Application for non-material amendment of planning permission dated 20/11/2019, ref: PA/19/00764

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentPA/26/01127/S
  4. 2025
    1 Dec

    Non-material amendment (96A) to reserved matters for Plot F (PA/19/01684

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentPA/25/01879/S
  5. 2025
    24 Oct

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/22/02666

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentPA/25/01880/S
  6. 2025
    28 Jul

    Application for non-material amendment of planning permission dated 20/11/2019, ref: PA/19/00764

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentPA/25/01339/S

Source: Tower Hamlets

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