Orchard Wharf, Orchard Place, London, E14
Approved on 10 September 2026
Council decision: PermitPlanning committee
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Proposal
Full phased planning application for redevelopment of the site following demolition of all existing buildings and structures and enabling works to provide a mixed-use development consisting of basement excavation, and the erection of new buildings connected to or situated above a safeguarded wharf box which would deliver: i. Purpose Built Student Accommodation (Sui Generis) and ancillary accommodation; ii. Residential dwellings (Use Class C3) and ancillary accommodation; iii. General Industrial / Storage or Distribution floorspace (Use Classes B2 / B8 / E(g)(iii)) and ancillary accommodation within the safeguarded wharf box; iv. External infrastructure and all other related works (including marine works) for waterborne freight handling; and v. Flexible commercial (Use Class E) and community floorspace (Use Class F). Other associated works to include the provision of hard and soft landscaping; private internal and external amenity space; vehicular access and servicing facilities; provision of car parking and cycle parking; plant and other associated works incidental to the proposals including works to the River Wall. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment.
- Received
- 3 June 2024
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 47 · last counted 9 November 2026
- Ward
- Blackwall and Cubitt Town
- ReceivedReceived3 Jun
- ValidatedValidated3 Jun
- Consult.Consultation7 Jun
- TargetTarget Date11 Sep
- DecidedDecided10 Sep
Decided in 829 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Orchard Wharf, Orchard Place, London, E14. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 110 applications across Blackwall and Cubitt Town.
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
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 June 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 7 June 2025
- Consultation end
- 7 June 2025
- Target decision date
- 11 September 2026
- Committee meeting
- 3 September 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Montagu-Evans
- Agent address
- 70 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8BE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 112 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 13 June 2024
- Site notice start
- 19 June 2024
Additional information
- Documents
- 320
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Brownfield land register: Hercules Wharf, Castle Wharf and Union Wharf Orchard PlaceRegister 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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Tower Hamlets
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