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33 Canada Square, London E14

PA/25/02251/NCFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 27 March 2026

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)10 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Refurbishment of the existing facade, including re-finishing of the aluminium cladding elements, enhancements to the north entrance and introduction of a new south-west corner entrance, enhancements to street-level elevations including the addition of a living wall on part of the southern elevation, provision of new retail kiosks and flexible office/restaurant at ground and Levels 15-17, erection of a single-storey roof pavilion with terrace and plant, and associated works.

Received
24 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Canary Wharf
  1. Received24 Dec
  2. Validated24 Dec
  3. Consult.27 Feb
  4. Target18 Feb
  5. Decided27 Mar

Decided in 93 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 33 Canada Square, London E14. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 93 days, 5 weeks longer than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 172 applications across Canary Wharf.

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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 December 2025
Consultation expiry
27 February 2026
Consultation end
27 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
27 February 2026
Target decision date
18 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Savills
Agent address
33 Margaret Street, London, W1G 0JD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 February 2026
Advertisement expiry
27 February 2026
Site notice start
3 February 2026
Site notice end
27 February 2026

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
44

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)
  • Listed building: Quay Walls,Copings and Butresses to Import Dock and Export DockOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Canary Wharf
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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.

Source: Tower Hamlets

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