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53 Grove Road, London, E3 4PE

PA/26/01472/SRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 29 October 2026

Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to condition no.4a(ii)1 (site investigation scheme); 4a(ii)2 (A verification plan); 4a(ii)3 (A monitoring and maintenance plan) of planning permission ref: PA/24/01789, dated 01/07/2025

Submitted
18 September 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 8 November 2026
Ward
Bow West
  1. Received18 Sep
  2. Validated18 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided29 Oct

Decided in 41 days

About this application

This is a planning application at 53 Grove Road, London, E3 4PE. Tower Hamlets has handled 7,432 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks quicker than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 194 applications across Bow West. We hold 1,078 applications in total for the E3 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. - The submitted information does not adequately demonstrate that contamination risks associated with the former petrol filling station have been fully characterised, assessed and mitigated, and is therefore insufficient to discharge Conditions 4a(ii)1, 4 a(ii)2, and 4a(ii)3, in accordance with policies D10 of the London Plan (2021) and D.ES8 of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031 (2020).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
E3 4PE

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant company

Grove Road Scheme Limited

Company number 16465570

Status
Active
Type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 May 2025 (1 year old)
Nature of business
Development of building projects
Registered office
Ilford

3 other planning applications by this company in Tower Hamlets.

View on Companies House

Company information from Companies House.

Planning decision

Case officer
Alissa Theobald

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Clinton RoadNext to the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    10 Aug

    Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/24/01789

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentPA/26/01401/S
  2. 2026
    4 Aug

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.7 (Details of biodiversity mitigation and Enhancements) of…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01317/S
  3. 2026
    29 Jul

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.9a (Design details of Security), of planning permission ref…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01318/S
  4. 2026
    17 Jun

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.10 (Delivery and Servicing Plan), 11 (Travel Plan)...

    PendingDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01044/S
  5. 2026
    3 Jun

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.8 (Materials) of planning permission PA/21/01417

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/26/00955/S
  6. 2026
    27 May

    Submission of details pursuant to Condition 4A (Remediation Scheme - Preliminary Risk Assessment)...

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/26/00924/S

Source: Tower Hamlets

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