Former Poplar Bus Depot, Leven Road, London E14 0LN

PA/26/01506/RAll OtherWithdrawn

Discharge / amendments

Withdrawn on 4 November 2026

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Proposal

Minor Material Amendment (Section 73) to vary Condition 2 of planning permission PA/19/02148 dated 14/10/2020 to change use of the teenage play space unit (plot C3) to a commercial unit (use class E) and provision of additional play facilities within the external landscape areas and change of use of commercial units NR05 and NR06 to ancillary residential. Accompanied by an Environmental Statement.The description of development of planning permission PA/19/02148 dated 14/10/2020 (as amended by Non Material Amendment PA/25/00876 dated 20/06/2025) is as follows: 'Part retention and part demolition of the existing boundary walls and the former tram shed depot arches, and retention of the three storey office building. Demolition of the remainder of the existing warehouse and the redevelopment of the site to provide residential units (Class C3), workspace (Classes B1a, B1b, or B1c), flexible retail; professional services; residential amenity space; and restaurant/bar uses (Classes A1, A2, A3, A4), within buildings ranging from 3 storeys (20.2m AOD) to 20 storeys (72.7m AOD), with associated parking, landscaping, public realm and all associated works.'

Submitted: 17 September 2026
Council: London Borough of Tower Hamlets

ReceivedSubmitted17 Sep
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided4 Nov

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Former Poplar Bus Depot, Leven Road, London E14 0LN. Tower Hamlets has handled 100 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 48 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 111 applications across Lansbury. We hold 1,276 applications in total for the E14 postcode area.

72% of all other 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

Postcode: E14 0LN
Application type: All Other

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Heritage at Risk Register: Former Bromley Hall School, Bromley Hall Road, LondonNext to the site

Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, 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.

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Associated applications

2026
17 Sep
Minor Material Amendment (Section 73) to vary Condition 2 of planning permission PA/19/02148
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)Part ofPA/26/01506/A1
2026
17 Sep
Minor Material Amendment (Section 73) to vary Condition 2 of planning permission PA/19/02148
This applicationWithdrawnVariation of conditions (s73)PA/26/01506/R

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Source: Tower Hamlets

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