Units 8 - 11, 12a & 14 Gales Gardens and 500 Bethnal Green Road (Arches 240 - 241), London, E2

1. 25 Sep 2025

   Received by Tower Hamlets

2. 6 Mar 2026

   Decision issued: Permit

3. 25 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Application: PA/24/00594/A1 (Decided)

Tower Hamlets granted permission on 6 March 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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• 303A Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 0EL

  PA/26/01186/NC Submitted 13 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~7 Sep

  Proposed mezzanine floor, rooflights, internal alterations and all other associated works.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Loft or dormer 10 docs

• 303A Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 0EL

  PA/26/01187/NC Submitted 13 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~7 Sep

  Proposed mezzanine floor, rooflights, internal alterations and all other associated works.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Loft or dormer 5 docs

• Units 3 - 5, Gales Gardens, London, E2 0EJ

  PA/26/00620/NC Submitted 24 Apr 2026 100 yards away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~19 Jun

  Retrospective application for change of use from Class E(g)(iii) to Class Sui Generis (Commercial Kitchen use) of Units 3-5.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 10 docs

• Former LEB Site, 255-279 Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 0EL

  PA/25/01931/NC Submitted 4 Nov 2025 100 yards away

  Request for Screening Opinion as to whether an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is required in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) (the 'EIA Regulations') for the demolition of the existing buildings on site and the construction of a single building with stepped massing of up to 11 storeys in height consisting of the following: ? Provision of up to 550 purpose-built student accommodation units (PBSA); ? Provision of up to 400m2 employment generating floorspace (likely to come forward as commercial and community floorspace as Use Class E / F1 / F2); ? Provision of 2 blue badge parking spaces and up to 220 cycle parking spaces; and ? Associated public realm, amenity space and associated landscaping.

  Decided Outline Demolition 2 docs

• 255-279 Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 0EL

  PA/26/00212/A1 Submitted 5 Feb 2026 100 yards away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~2 Apr

  Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment of the Site to provide a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation ('PBSA') led scheme extending from 4 storeys up to 11 storeys, with commercial and community floorspace at ground floor level, alongside public realm improvements, car parking and other associated works. Summary of the Proposals for the purpose of Public Consultation but does not form part of the Description of Development The PBSA accommodation (Sui Generis) will deliver 520 student bedspaces The maximum height of the 11 storey building would be 51.6m The flexible commercial (Use Class E) and community floorspace (Use Class F2(b)) would amount to 389sqm

  Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition 158 docs

• Flat 1, 471 Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 9QH

  PA/26/00737/S Submitted 11 May 2026 100 yards away

  Application for non-material amendment of planning permission dated 16/02/2005, ref: PA/15/02055. Non Material Amendment(s) Sought: Amendment to approved roof design including changes to roof glazing and insulation details.

  Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 3 docs

• PA/26/01551/S Awaiting decision

  Former Poplar Bus Depot, Leven Road, London, E14 0LN

  Submission of detail pursuant conditional no. 28(Delivery and Servicing Plan) of planning permission ref:PA/19/02148 dated 14/10/2020.

  Received 9 Sep, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Conditions
• PA/26/01552/S Awaiting decision

  South Central Core and Surrounding Land, South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14

  Submission of details pursuant to condition no.4 (External Materials) of planning permission ref: PA/26/00436, dated 19/05/2026

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Conditions
• PA/26/00851 Granted

  TSVC Building, Land bounded by Hepscott Road and Rothbury Road, E9 5HH

  Submission of details pursuant to condition no.21 (Waste and Recycling Storage drawings) of planning permission ref:LL/17/00222/FUL Dated 29/10/2019 as amended by Non Material Amendment ref: LL/22/00069/NMA, Dated 06/01/2023

  Received 13 May, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Conditions
• PA/26/01540/S Awaiting decision

  St Georges Leisure Centre, 221 The Highway, London, E1W 3BP

  Submission of details pursuant to condition no.23 (A Method Statement) of planning permission ref: PA/24/01804, dated 02/06/2026

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Conditions
• PA/26/01518/S Awaiting decision

  Belvedere and Mandeville Place, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, E20 2AA

  Submission of details pursuant to condition no.5 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) in relation to Phase 1 of planning permission ref: LL/24/00277/FUL, dated 25/11/2024

  Received 28 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Conditions