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17 Columbus Courtyard, London E14

PA/26/00509/SNon-material amendment (TCPA S96a)Approved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 15 April 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for non-material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/23/00741/NC, Dated 05/07/2023 Non-Material Amendment(s) Sought: Retention of five columns on the lower ground floor eastern façade which are approved to be demolished.

Received
19 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Canary Wharf
  1. Received19 Mar
  2. Validated19 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Apr
  5. Decided15 Apr

Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 17 Columbus Courtyard, London E14. Tower Hamlets has handled 301 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 4 weeks quicker than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 172 applications across Canary Wharf.

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

Application type
Non-material amendment (TCPA S96a)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 March 2026
Target decision date
16 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Avison Young
Agent address
The Met, 24 Percy Street, London, W1T 2BS

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
6

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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© 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
    19 Mar

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/23/00741/NC

    PendingNon-material amendmentFiled alongsidePA/26/00509
  2. 2026
    19 Mar

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/23/00741/NC

    This applicationApprovedNon-material amendmentPA/26/00509/S

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    14 Sep

    Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/25/02026

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentPA/26/01578/S
  2. 2026
    30 Mar

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.4c(Drawings and details of entrances), 4e (External rainwater…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/26/00586/S
  3. 2025
    24 Nov

    Addition of 4 no. strobic fans to the roof level of consented development at 17 Columbus Courtyard and other…

    ApprovedFull planning permissionPA/25/02026/NC
  4. 2025
    7 Oct

    Application for non-material amendment of planning permission dated 05/07/2023, ref: PA/23/00741

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentPA/25/01671/S
  5. 2025
    9 Sep

    Display of 2 x non-illuminated banners and 2 x non-illuminated signage on the existing site hoardings

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentPA/25/01514/NC
  6. 2025
    2 Jul

    Submission of Details Pursuant to Condition No.4a (Detailed Specifications of each External Cladding…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/25/01186/S

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