Planning application
Former London Chest Hospital Bonner Road London E2 9JX
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Consultation by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets on the demolition of all existing buildings and structures on site (excluding main hospital building, South Wing and Sanitary Tower) and to redevelop the site to provide residential dwellings (Use Class C3) and flexible commercial and community floorspace (Use Class E(b) / F2(b)) within a converted and extended hospital building and five new buildings ranging from five (5) to nine (9) storeys, with associated works to built heritage, selected removal of TPO trees, plus new tree planting and landscaping works including new shelter surrounding Mulberry Tree (T82), the provision of disabled car parking spaces, cycle parking, refuse storage, mechanical plant and other works incidental to the development, and a Transport for London bus driver facility. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement. | Former London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, London, E2 9JX (LBTH ref. PA/24/00184/A1).
As published by the council, reference 24/00161/OBS
Application record
- Reference
- 24/00161/OBS
- Type
- Observations from other Boroughs
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections to OBS
- Received
- 15 Feb 2024
- Validated
- 15 Feb 2024
- Decided
- 11 Mar 2024
- Ward
- Bishopsgate
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- E2 9JX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Feb 2024
Received by City of London
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11 Mar 2024
Decision issued: No Objections to OBS
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29 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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