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Former Piano Factory, Stour Road, London E3 2NT

PA/26/00982/SApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 28 July 2026

Council decision: Permit

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Submission of Details pursuant to Condition 31 (Material Samples and Detailed Design), of Plannin...

Submitted
8 June 2026
Ward
Bow East
  1. Received8 Jun
  2. Validated8 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided28 Jul

Decided in 50 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Former Piano Factory, Stour Road, London E3 2NT. Tower Hamlets has handled 7,432 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. There have been 21 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 155 applications across Bow East. We hold 1,078 applications in total for the E3 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
E3 2NT

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant company

Firethorn Group Developments Limited

Company number 15147718

Status
Active
Type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 Sep 2023 (3 years old)
Nature of business
Development of building projects
Registered office
London

2 other planning applications by this company in Tower Hamlets.

  • PA/26/01867/S · Tower Hamlets · Former Piano Factory, Stour Road, London E3 2NT
  • PA/26/01008/S · Tower Hamlets · Former Piano Factory, Stour Road, London E3 2NT
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Company information from Companies House.

Planning decision

Case officer
Fran Haines

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: Fish IslandPart of the site
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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.

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    2 Nov

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.58 (Full details of photovoltaic) of planning permission ref…

    PendingDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01867/S
  2. 2026
    8 Oct

    Submission of Details pursuant to Condition no.31 (Materials), of Planning Permission LL/22/00267/FUL

    PendingDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01725/S
  3. 2026
    9 Jul

    Submission of detail pursuant to condition no.33 (Ecological Enhancement Scheme) of planning permission…

    ApprovedApplicationPA/26/01176/S
  4. 2026
    18 Jun

    Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: LL/22/00267/FUL

    PendingNon-material amendmentPA/26/01060/S
  5. 2026
    12 May

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.56 (Ventilation Strategy) of planning permission ref…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/26/00840/S
  6. 2026
    14 Apr

    Submission of Details Pursuant to Condition 13 (Construction Waste Management Plan) of Planning Permission…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/26/00672/S

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