Bow Goods Yard, London, E3
Proposal
Outline Application (all matters reserved except for points of access) for the comprehensive redevelopment of the site, including demolition to provide a total maximum overall built floorspace of 190,000m2 (GEA), comprising Employment and Industrial Uses with up to a maximum floorspace of 5,000m2 Concrete and Aggregate plants (use class B2), up to 61,000m2 storage and distribution (use class B8), up to 5,000m2 commercial space (use class E(a)/(b)), up to 21,000m2 Office space (use class E(g)(i)), Up to 46,000m2 of workspace (use class E(g)(ii)/(iii)), up to 47,000m2 Van parking (use class Sui Generis), up to 18,000m2 of Freight Aggregate and Storage (use class Sui Generis), up to 36,000m2 Leisure uses (use classes (E)(d), F2 and Sui Generis), vehicle parking, creation of new landscaping, public realm, Infrastructure and associated works. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement.
- Received
- 1 December 2024
- Target decision date
- 23 March 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1 · last counted 17 October 2026
- Ward
- Bow East
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- ReceivedSubmitted1 Dec
- ValidatedValidated1 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date23 Mar
- DecidedDecided
This is an outline application for demolition at Bow Goods Yard, London, E3. Tower Hamlets has handled 118 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 53 days. It was submitted on 1 December 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 141 applications across Bow East.
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- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
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