Planning application
Land At Former Paint Factory And Central Thameside West North Woolwich Road Silvertown London E16 2AB
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Request for a Scoping Opinion in accordance with Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment)(England) Regulations 2017, proposed development of a data centre complex, an associated primary substation, site security, servicing facilities, a multi-use building, internal access roads, parking, landscaping, backup generators, and off-site connectivity to a power supply.
As published by the council, reference 23/00725/SCOPE
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00725/SCOPE
- Type
- EIA Scoping
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- EIA Scoping Opinion Issued
- Received
- 23 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 23 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 14 Jul 2023
- Ward
- Royal Victoria
- Parish
- Royal Docks Community Forum
- Decision by
- Delegated decision
- Postcode
- E16 2AB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Newham register
This site has had 7 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01801/AOD Awaiting decision
Land At Former Paint Factory And Central Thameside West North Woolwich Road Silvertown London E16 2AB
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 22 (Soft and Hard Landscaping - Land within the secure perimeter) relating to Part a ii only for fencing attached to Planning Consent 23/01697/OUT dated 20th December 2024.
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26/01800/AOD Awaiting decision
Land At Former Paint Factory And Central Thameside West North Woolwich Road Silvertown London E16 2AB
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 52 (Verification Report) relating to BTEX Zone only attached to Planning Consent 23/01697/OUT dated 20th December 2024.
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25/02802/NONMAT Status unknown
Land At Former Paint Factory And Central Thameside West North Woolwich Road Silvertown London E16 2AB
Non-Material amendment to Planning Permission 23/01697/OUT dated 20th December 2024 - to amend the wording of the prior to occupation conditions to carve out the substation from these conditions.
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25/02776/AOD Granted
Land At Former Paint Factory And Central Thameside West North Woolwich Road Silvertown London E16 2AB
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 20 (External Materials) for Part A and B attached to Planning Consent 23/01697/OUT dated 20th December 2024 in relation to Phase 1 only.
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25/02375/NONMAT Granted
Land At Former Paint Factory And Central Thameside West North Woolwich Road Silvertown London E16 2AB
Non-material amendment to planning consent ref: 23/01697/OUT dated 20th December 2024, comprising removing two storeys of office from LCY11 to match the design approved on LCY12 and LCY13 and revising the chequerboard projection to match what has been approved under LCY12 and LCY13
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25/01830/NONMAT Status unknown
Land At Former Paint Factory And Central Thameside West North Woolwich Road Silvertown London E16 2AB
Non-material amendment to planning consent ref: 23/01697/OUT dated 20th December 2024, comprising amending the wording of Condition 20.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Mar 2023
Received by Newham
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14 Jul 2023
Decision issued: EIA Scoping Opinion Issued
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16 Aug 2026
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