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Bow Common Gas Works, Bow Common Lane, London, E3

Granted Tower Hamlets PA/25/01494/S Non-material amendment (TCPA S96a)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/24/00996, Dated 11/08/2025. Non Material amendment(s) Sought: amendments to the internal layout, external facing elevations and landscaping of Phase 2 of the consented Bow Common development. The full details of the amendments are outlined in the Design and Access Statement (August 2025) which accompanies this application. The following provides a summary of these amendments: ? Redistribution of unit locations throughout the phase; ? A minor mix change of the provision of units in Phase 2 (see Table 1); ? Additional floor added to Block F and G through the optimisation of floor-to-floor heights, with no increase to the overall height of the building; ? Additional 45 homes, increasing the total number of residential units from 365 to 410; ? Additional 18 affordable homes, 14 of which will be Affordable Rent; ? Minor elevation changes in relation to the redistribution of homes and mix; ? Minor amendments to ground floor layouts; and ? Amendments made to the landscaping scheme and public realm of the phase.

As published by the council, reference PA/25/01494/S

Application record

Reference
PA/25/01494/S
Type
Non-material amendment (TCPA S96a)
Status
Decided
Decision
Permit
Received
26 Aug 2025
Validated
26 Aug 2025
Decided
26 Sep 2025
Ward
Bromley South
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tower Hamlets register

This site has had 28 applications since 2025: 20 approved, 0 refused.

  • PA/26/01471/S Awaiting decision

    Bow Common Gas Works, Bow Common Lane, London, E3

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no. 31 (Lighting Strategy), of planning permission re...

    Submitted 20 Aug 2026
  • PA/26/01373/S Awaiting decision

    Bow Common Gas Works, Bow Common Lane, London, E3

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.27 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP...

    Submitted 5 Aug 2026
  • PA/26/01148/S Awaiting decision

    Bow Common Gas Works, Bow Common Lane, London, E3

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.28 (Facing Materials) of planning permission ref: ...

    Submitted 6 Jul 2026
  • PA/26/01027/S Decided

    Bow Common Gas Works, Bow Common Lane, London, E3

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.32 (comply with Part M4(3) 'wheelchair user dwelli...

    Submitted 15 Jun 2026
  • PA/26/00801/S Granted

    Bow Common Gas Works, Bow Common Lane, London, E3

    Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/24/00996, Dated 11/08/2025. Non Material amendment(s) Sought: The wording of Condition 23 (foundation design and settlement)

    Decided 18 May 2026 Amendments
  • PA/26/00801 Granted

    Bow Common Gas Works, Bow Common Lane, London, E3

    Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/24/00996, Dated 11/08/2025. Non Material amendment(s) Sought: The wording of Condition 23 (foundation design and settlement)

    Decided 18 May 2026 Amendments
  • PA/26/00450/S Granted

    Bow Common Gas Works, Bow Common Lane, London, E3

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.22 (CIL Phasing Plan) for Phase 2, Park Phase B1 of planning permission ref: PA/24/00996, dated 11/08/2025

    Decided 23 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • PA/26/00449/S Granted

    Bow Common Gas Works, Bow Common Lane, London, E3

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.35 (Car Parking) of planning permission ref: PA/24/00996, dated 11/08/2025

    Decided 22 May 2026 Conditions
  • PA/26/00448/S Granted

    Bow Common Gas Works, Bow Common Lane, London, E3

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.34 (Cycle Parking) of planning permission ref: PA/24/00996, dated 11/08/2025

    Decided 22 May 2026 Conditions
  • PA/26/00382/S Granted

    Bow Common Gas Works, Bow Common Lane, London, E3

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.15a (verification report - site remediation) in relation to Phase 1 of planning permission ref: PA/19/02379, dated 04/04/2022

    Decided 23 Apr 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Aug 2025

    Received by Tower Hamlets

  2. 26 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Permit

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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41 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tower Hamlets granted permission on 26 September 2025, 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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    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.22 (CIL Phasing Plan) for Phase 2, Park Phase B1 of planning permission ref: PA/24/00996, dated 11/08/2025

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