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Bow Common Gas Works, Bow Common Lane, London E3

PA/26/00261/RApproval of details reserved by a condition (discharge)Withdrawn
Discharge / amendments

Withdrawn on 18 August 2026

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to condition no.9 (Energy Strategy Compliance) of planning permission ref: PA/24/00996, dated 11/08/2025

Submitted
12 February 2026
  1. Received12 Feb
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided18 Aug

Decided in 187 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at Bow Common Gas Works, Bow Common Lane, London E3. Tower Hamlets has handled 329 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 187 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. There have been 13 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 86 applications across Bromley South.

96% of approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge) 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
Approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge)

Site constraints

Checking the site
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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: Bow Common Gas WorksRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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 and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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  2. 2026
    12 Feb

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.20 (Stage 2 Written Scheme of investigation) of planning…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsidePA/26/00259/S
  3. 2026
    12 Feb

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.25 (Tree Protection Measures) of planning permission ref…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsidePA/26/00260/S
  4. 2026
    12 Feb

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.9 (Energy Strategy Compliance) of planning permission ref…

    This applicationWithdrawnDischarge of conditionsPA/26/00261/R
  5. 2026
    12 Feb

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.9 (Energy Strategy Compliance) of planning permission ref…

    PendingDischarge of conditionsPart ofPA/26/00261/S
  6. 2026
    12 Feb

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.14 (Monitoring and Maintenance plan) of planning permission…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsidePA/26/00262/S
  7. 2026
    12 Feb

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.15 (Remediation strategy) of planning permission ref…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsidePA/26/00263/S
  8. 2026
    12 Feb

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.6 (Code of Construction Practice) with the exception of Phase…

    WithdrawnDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsidePA/26/00264/R
  9. 2026
    12 Feb

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.6 (Code of Construction Practice) with the exception of Phase…

    PendingDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsidePA/26/00264/S
  10. 2026
    12 Feb

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.10 (Surface Water Drainage) of planning permission ref…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsidePA/26/00267/S
  11. 2026
    12 Feb

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.21 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) of planning permission ref…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsidePA/26/00268/S
  12. 2026
    12 Feb

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.18 (Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)) in…

    WithdrawnDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsidePA/26/00269/R
  13. 2026
    12 Feb

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.18 (Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)) in…

    PendingDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsidePA/26/00269/S

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    16 Oct

    Application for non-material amendment of planning permission dated 27/02/26 , ref: PA/25/01687

    PendingNon-material amendmentPA/26/01784/S
  2. 2026
    16 Oct

    Application for non-material amendment of planning permission dated 11/08/25 , ref: PA/24/00996

    PendingNon-material amendmentPA/26/01783/S
  3. 2026
    20 Aug

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no. 31 (Lighting Strategy), of planning permission ref…

    PendingDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01471/S
  4. 2026
    10 Aug

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.23b (Construction Method Statement) of planning permission…

    PendingDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01399/S
  5. 2026
    5 Aug

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.27 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP)) in…

    PendingDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01373/S
  6. 2026
    6 Jul

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.28 (Facing Materials) of planning permission ref: PA/24/00996

    PendingDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01148/S

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