Planning application
The Sphere 1 Hallsville Road Canning Town London E16 1BE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
External refurbishment and recladding of existing residential buildings, including removal and replacement of external wall materials and balcony elements with non-combustible materials, installation of cavity fire barriers, and associated fire safety improvement works.
As published by the council, reference 26/01218/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01218/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Approve
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Canning Town South
- Parish
- Custom House And Canning Community Forum
- Decision by
- Delegated decision
- Postcode
- E16 1BE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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30 Aug 2026
Status changed to Application Approved
Previously Permitted.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
52 documents on file for this application
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Newham granted permission on 7 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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