St Georges Leisure Centre, 221 The Highway, London, E1W 3BP

PA/24/01804/A1Full Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 2 June 2026

Council decision: PermitPlanning committee31 conditions

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Proposal

Demolition of the existing leisure centre building and other associated structures as part of a phased redevelopment of the site to include erection of a replacement leisure centre building with ancillary café use and external cycle parking; erection of a 9 storey residential building to provide 30 affordable homes; public realm improvements to St George's Gardens including landscaping and new and replacement play provision; shared accessible car parking and a servicing yard with access from The Highway and associated works; restoration of former mortuary building for flexible Use Class E; re-location of 52 headstones which have been previously re-located during the construction works for the existing St George's Leisure Centre, to be positioned against listed wall adjacent to Angel Mews.

Received: 29 November 2024
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 7
Council: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Ward: Shadwell
Agent: Montagu Evans LLP

ReceivedReceived29 Nov
ValidatedValidated29 Nov
Consult.Consultation1 Sep
TargetTarget Date28 Feb
DecidedDecided2 Jun

Decided in 550 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at St Georges Leisure Centre, 221 The Highway, London, E1W 3BP. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 550 days, 71 weeks longer than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the St George in the East conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Shadwell. We hold 223 applications in total for the E1W postcode area.

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

Postcode: E1W 3BP
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 30

Planning application dates

Date validated: 29 November 2024
Consultation expiry: 1 September 2025
Consultation end: 1 September 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 15 August 2025
Target decision date: 28 February 2025
Committee meeting: 16 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Montagu Evans LLP
Agent address: 70 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8BE

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 12 December 2024
Site notice start: 3 December 2024

Additional information

Documents: 205

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: St George in the East
Listed building: St George'S Gardens Garden WallOn or next to this site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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.

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Associated applications

2024
29 Nov
Consent for works to attach relocated gravestones to the southern side of the listed wall adjacent to Angel…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsidePA/24/01803/NC
2024
29 Nov
Demolition of the existing leisure centre building and other associated structures as part of a phased…
This applicationApprovedFullPA/24/01804/A1

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9 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Tower Hamlets

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