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Pelican Stairs, Wapping Wall, London, E1W

PA/26/01873/NCAwaiting decision

Proposal

Refurbishment of Pelican Stairs

Submitted
2 November 2026
Ward
St Katharines and Wapping
  1. Received2 Nov
  2. Validated2 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at Pelican Stairs, Wapping Wall, London, E1W. Tower Hamlets has handled 7,432 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 November 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Wapping Wall conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 125 applications across St Katharines and Wapping.

Application details

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Shahara Ali-Hempstead

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 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Wapping Wall
  • Listed building: Grade II: Pelican StairsOn or next to this site · +1 more
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, 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.

Source: Tower Hamlets

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

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