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

PA/26/01490Awaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

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

Submitted
24 August 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 9 November 2026
Ward
St Katharines and Wapping
  1. Received24 Aug
  2. Validated24 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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. It has been with the council since 24 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. 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
24 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Adam Hussain

Additional information

Documents
4

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.

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
    7 Aug

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.52 (Full details of the proposed use for that unit) relating…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA/26/01393/S
  3. 2026
    2 Jul

    Application for non-material amendment of planning permission dated 20/11/2019, ref: PA/19/00764

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentPA/26/01127/S
  4. 2026
    18 Jun

    Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/19/00764

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentPA/26/01053/S
  5. 2026
    5 Jun

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

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentPA/26/00972/S
  6. 2026
    5 Jun

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

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentPA/26/00972

Source: Tower Hamlets

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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