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Port East Building, (Blocks B, C, D & E) 12-18 Hertsmere Road, London E14

PA/26/00338/NCListed Building Consent (S8 P&LBC 1990)Approved
Listed building consent

Approved on 21 April 2026

Delegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of a horizontal lifeline system for maintenance purposes at roof level for blocks B, C, D & E of the Port East Apartments building. This would involve the installation of a fixed cage vertical ladder and Kee Line systems with individual anchor posts across the four blocks at roof level.

Received
24 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Canary Wharf
  1. Received24 Feb
  2. Validated24 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Apr
  5. Decided21 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application at Port East Building, (Blocks B, C, D & E) 12-18 Hertsmere Road, London E14. Tower Hamlets has handled 311 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the West India Dock conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 172 applications across Canary Wharf.

91% of heritage 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
Listed Building Consent (S8 P&LBC 1990)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 February 2026
Consultation expiry
12 March 2026
Target decision date
21 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
WS Heritage
Architect profile
WS HERITAGE LTD
Agent address
5 Pool House, Bancroft Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 7RP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 March 2026
Site notice start
12 March 2026

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
2

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)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: West India Dock
  • Listed building: Warehouses and General Offices at Western End of North QuayOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Canary Wharf
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage 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.

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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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    24 Feb

    Installation of a horizontal lifeline system for maintenance purposes at roof level for blocks B, C, D & E of…

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionFiled alongsidePA/26/00337/NC
  2. 2026
    24 Feb

    Installation of a horizontal lifeline system for maintenance purposes at roof level for blocks B, C, D & E of…

    This applicationApprovedHeritagePA/26/00338/NC

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