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Wickside, 3 to 13 Hepscott Road, Hackney Wick, London, E9 5HB

PA/24/02048/SVariation / Removal Condition (TCPA S73)Approved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 4 August 2026

Delegated (officer decision)24 conditions

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Proposal

Application for the variation of condition 2 (Approved Drawings) of planning permission ref: 16/00451/OUT dated 21st January 2020 which gave consent for the following: 'Hybrid' planning application for mixed-use redevelopment of 2.88ha site comprising: - 5 retained/part-retained/refurbished buildings, demolition of all remaining operational buildings, structures and plant, including sections of perimeter wall/steel fence. - new open space, canal-side urban park integrated into towpath and internal pedestrian and vehicular access routes ? up to 39 new/refurbished buildings/blocks to provide for a mix of land uses comprising: Residential (475 units) (up to 51,758sqm GIA) (Use Class C3); Commercial and Community Uses (up to 10,849 11,018sqm GIA) (Class A, B, and D1/2) Parking for private car/motorcycle, plus resident and visitor cycle parking. Detailed element Application for full planning permission for Phase 1, 2, 3A and 4 on 2.63ha comprising: - 5 No. retained (or part -retained) and refurbished buildings G1-G5 - Demolition of all remaining buildings and boundary structures; - New/retained buildings comprising 57,166.50sqm (GIA) - Residential (Class C3) comprising 435 dwellings (47,758.20 47,588.90sqm GIA) - Commercial floorspace within Classes A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, D1 and D2, comprising 9,408.3 9,577.6sqm GIA (8,414sqm NIA) to include: - business (Class B1) uses including offices, incubator space, light industrial workshops, studios and micro-brewery (6,583.3sqm NIA) - local retail, service, and food and drink uses (Class A1, A2, A3, A4) (1,508.9sqm NIA) - D1 Gallery spaces (321.8sqm NIA) - New site access for pedestrians/vehicles, new internal access routes/streets/circulation; associated surface and underground parking for cars/cycles - Commercial vehicle service bays - New open spaces, including private and communal amenity, public realm and associated landscaping - Associated site works. Outline Element Application for outline planning permission (with all matters reserved except access) for up to 3 co-joined blocks on 0.25ha to comprise: ? Demolition of all existing buildings and removal of structures Residential (Class C3) - up to 40 dwellings - floorspace not exceeding, but ranging between 4,042.30sqm and 6,199.10sqm GIA (NIA between 2,806sqm and 3,514sqm) - Commercial/community floorspace within Use Classes A1, A3, B1, D1 and D2 comprising up to but not to exceed 1,440.8sqm NIA) to include: - Local retail and food and drink uses (Class A1, A3) not exceeding 217.3sqm NIA - Business premises (Class B1) including artists workshops and studios not exceeding 1,047.5sqm NIA - D1 gallery and D2 community boat clubhouse not exceeding 176sqm NIA - Creation of northern bridge approach/abutment for new Canal Crossing - Provision of new site access points - Provision of new open spaces, including private and communal amenity, public realm and associated landscaping - Associated site works. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS - Change the use of the consented Block W19 from a micro-brewery (Use Class B1c/B2) to a hotel (Use Class C1) - Amendments to the internal layout and elevations of the consented Block W19 (24/00349/VAR).

Received
1 December 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bow East
  1. Received1 Dec
  2. Validated1 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Mar
  5. Decided4 Aug

Decided in 611 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Wickside, 3 to 13 Hepscott Road, Hackney Wick, London, E9 5HB. Tower Hamlets has handled 929 applications of this type. This one was decided in 611 days, 79 weeks longer than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the Fish Island conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 155 applications across Bow East. We hold 1,060 applications in total for the E9 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
E9 5HB
Application type
Variation / Removal Condition (TCPA S73)
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
435

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 December 2024
Target decision date
2 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Avison Young
Agent address
65 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7NQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
131

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
  • Conservation area: Fish IslandPart of the site
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.

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

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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    3 Nov

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.46 (hours of peration for commercial units) of planning…

    PendingDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01889/S
  2. 2026
    2 Oct

    Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/24/02048

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentPA/26/01684/NC
  3. 2026
    4 Aug

    Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/24/02048

    RefusedNon-material amendmentPA/26/01168/S
  4. 2026
    28 Jul

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.11d (Verification Report for Phase 2) of planning permission…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01304/S
  5. 2026
    30 Jan

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.49 (Permit Free Details) of planning permission ref…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/26/00131/S
  6. 2026
    27 Jan

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.11d (Verification Report for Phase 1) of planning permission…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/26/00153/S

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