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Former Piano Factory, Stour Road, London E3 2NT

PA/25/00959/SNon-material amendment (TCPA S96a)Approved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 25 June 2025

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission ref. 22/00267/FUL (LBTH ref: LL/22/00627/FUL) to allow for: a) Removal of combustible materials b) Amendment of layout to ensure inclusive escape c) Alternative layout for the Block A podium gardens external amenity space d) Increased green planting

Received
28 May 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bow East
  1. Received28 May
  2. Validated28 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target25 Jun
  5. Decided25 Jun

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Former Piano Factory, Stour Road, London E3 2NT. Tower Hamlets has handled 301 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 4 weeks quicker than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the Fish Island conservation area. There have been 21 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 155 applications across Bow East. We hold 1,078 applications in total for the E3 postcode area.

97% of amendment 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
E3 2NT
Application type
Non-material amendment (TCPA S96a)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 May 2025
Target decision date
25 June 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Knight Frank
Agent address
55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Fish Island
  • 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.

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    2 Nov

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.58 (Full details of photovoltaic) of planning permission ref…

    PendingDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01867/S
  2. 2026
    8 Oct

    Submission of Details pursuant to Condition no.31 (Materials), of Planning Permission LL/22/00267/FUL

    PendingDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01725/S
  3. 2026
    9 Jul

    Submission of detail pursuant to condition no.33 (Ecological Enhancement Scheme) of planning permission…

    ApprovedApplicationPA/26/01176/S
  4. 2026
    18 Jun

    Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: LL/22/00267/FUL

    PendingNon-material amendmentPA/26/01060/S
  5. 2026
    10 Jun

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.61 (Overheating), of planning permission ref: LL/22/00267/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01009/S
  6. 2026
    10 Jun

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.51 (Accessibility Management Plan), 57 (Air Quality ? building…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01008/S

Source: Tower Hamlets

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