Planning application
McGrath Works Depot Waste Recycling Station, 3-13 Hepscott Road, London E9 5HB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Submission of Details pursuant to Condition 12C (Wheelchair User Dwellings Marketing - Report of unsold Wheelchair Homes), of Planning Permission LL/21/00500/REM dated 12/12/2023
As published by the council, reference PA/25/01555/S
Application record
- Reference
- PA/25/01555/S
- Type
- Approval of Details -Discharge Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permit
- Received
- 9 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 17 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Bow East
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E9 5HB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tower Hamlets register
This site has had 7 applications since 2025: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/26/01304/S Awaiting decision
McGrath Works Depot Waste Recycling Station, 3-13 Hepscott Road, London, E9 5HB
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.11d (Verification Report for Phase 2) of planning ...
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PA/26/00131/S Granted
McGrath Works Depot Waste Recycling Station, 3-13 Hepscott Road, London, E9 5HB
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.49 (Permit Free Details) of planning permission ref: LL/16/00451/OUT, dated 09/11/2016
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PA/26/00153/S Granted
McGrath Works Depot Waste Recycling Station, 3-13 Hepscott Road, London, E9 5HB
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.11d (Verification Report for Phase 1) of planning permission ref: LL/16/00451/OUT, dated 21/01/2020
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PA/25/02024/S Granted
McGrath Works Depot Waste Recycling Station, 3-13 Hepscott Road, London, E9 5HB
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.40 (BREEAM New Construction) of planning permission ref: LL/16/00451/OUT, dated 21/01/2020
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PA/25/01766/S Granted
McGrath Works Depot Waste Recycling Station, 3-13 Hepscott Road, London, E9 5HB
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.40 (BREEAM rating) of planning permission ref: LL/16/00451/OUT, dated 21/01/2020
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PA/25/01617/S Granted
McGrath Works Depot Waste Recycling Station, 3-13 Hepscott Road, London, E9 5HB
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.9 (Fire Strategy) of planning permission ref: 21/00500/REM, dated 12/12/2023
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2025
Received by Tower Hamlets
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17 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Permit
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Tower Hamlets granted permission on 17 November 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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