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John Orwell Sports Centre, Tench Street, London, E1W 2QD

PA/25/00131/NCFull Planning PermissionPermitted
Full

Proposal

Proposed Installation of solar panels on roof and new safety rail

Received
24 February 2025
Decided
23 April 2025 · Permit
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Katharines and Wapping
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received24 Feb
  2. Validated24 Feb
  3. Consult.20 Mar
  4. Target21 Apr
  5. Decided23 Apr

Decided in 58 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Tower Hamlets82% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at John Orwell Sports Centre, Tench Street, London, E1W 2QD. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type and approves 81% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 58 days. The site is in 1 listed building 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 184 applications in total for the E1W postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
PA/25/00131/NC
Address
John Orwell Sports Centre, Tench Street, London, E1W 2QD
Postcode
E1W 2QD
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
St Katharines and Wapping

Applicant & Agent

Agent
en-plan
Agent Address
Missenden, Back Lane, Bomere Heath, Nr Shrewsbury, SY4 3PH

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
24 February 2025
Consultation Expiry
20 March 2025
Target Decision Date
21 April 2025
Date Decided
23 April 2025
Date Validated
24 February 2025
Date Submitted
24 February 2025
Consultation End
20 March 2025
Neighbour Consultation Start
27 February 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Permit
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
13 March 2025
Site Notice Start
11 March 2025

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
12
Coordinates
51.504852, -0.061605
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Tower Hamlets

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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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© 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 2026-10-09. 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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