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Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY

PA/26/00965/SApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 31 July 2026

Council decision: Permit

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to condition no.52 (Commercial Use - Unit 1, Pennington Street) of planning permission ref: PA/19/00764, dated 20/11/2019

Submitted
4 June 2026
Ward
St Katharines and Wapping
  1. Received4 Jun
  2. Validated4 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided31 Jul

Decided in 57 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY. Tower Hamlets has handled 7,428 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 48 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 125 applications across St Katharines and Wapping. We hold 63 applications in total for the E98 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
E98 1XY

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Adam Hussain

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

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, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    5 Jun

    Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/22/02666

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentFiled alongsidePA/26/00972
  2. 2026
    5 Jun

    Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/22/02666

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentFiled alongsidePA/26/00972/S
  3. 2026
    4 Jun

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.52 (Commercial Use - Unit 1, Pennington Street) of planning…

    This applicationApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/26/00965/S

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    8 Oct

    Submission of Details pursuant to Conditions 4 (Details of Aerials & Satellite Dishes) and 50 (Car parking…

    PendingDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01727/S
  2. 2026
    27 Aug

    Submission of detail pursuant to condition no.59 (Delivery and Servicing Management Plan) in relation to…

    PendingApplicationPA/26/01511/S
  3. 2026
    24 Aug

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.52 (Full details of the proposed use) in relation to Unit 10a…

    PendingDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01490/S
  4. 2026
    24 Aug

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.52 (Full details of the proposed use) in relation ...

    PendingDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01490
  5. 2026
    14 Aug

    Application to Modify the S106 Agreement Dated 26/03/2014, Relating to Planning Permission PA/13/...

    PendingApplicationPA/26/01454/S
  6. 2026
    14 Aug

    Application to Modify the S106 Agreement Dated 26/06/2026, Relating to Planning Permission PA/23/...

    PendingApplicationPA/26/01453/S

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