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Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY

Granted Tower Hamlets PA/25/01880/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/22/02666, Dated 30/06/2023. Non-material amendment(s) sought: - Amendments to the London Dock, Building G home layouts, facade and basement car parking

As published by the council, reference PA/25/01880/S

Application record

Reference
PA/25/01880/S
Type
Non-material amendment (TCPA S96a)
Status
Decided
Decision
Permit
Received
24 Oct 2025
Validated
24 Oct 2025
Decided
2 Dec 2025
Ward
St Katharines and Wapping
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
E98 1XY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tower Hamlets register

This site has had 17 applications since 2025: 9 approved, 0 refused.

  • PA/26/01511/S Awaiting decision

    Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY

    Submission of detail pursuant to condition no.59 (Delivery and Servicing Management Plan) in rela...

    Submitted 27 Aug 2026
  • PA/26/01490/S Awaiting decision

    Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.52 (Full details of the proposed use) in relation ...

    Submitted 24 Aug 2026
  • PA/26/01490 Awaiting decision

    Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.52 (Full details of the proposed use) in relation ...

    Submitted 24 Aug 2026
  • PA/26/01393/S Decided

    Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.52 (Full details of the proposed use for that unit...

    Submitted 7 Aug 2026
  • PA/26/01127/S Decided

    Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY

    Application for non-material amendment of planning permission dated 20/11/2019, ref: PA/19/00764 ...

    Submitted 2 Jul 2026
  • PA/26/01053/S Awaiting decision

    Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY

    Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/19/00764, Dated 20/11/2019....

    Submitted 18 Jun 2026
  • PA/26/00972 Granted

    Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY

    Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/22/02666, Dated 30/06/2023. Non Material amendment(s) Sought: - 2 x 2-bedroom flats (Plots 1335 and 1336) in Building G to be merged to create a 1 x 3-bedroom flat along with internal amendments

    Decided 20 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • PA/26/00972/S Granted

    Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY

    Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/22/02666, Dated 30/06/2023. Non Material amendment(s) Sought: - 2 x 2-bedroom flats (Plots 1335 and 1336) in Building G to be merged to create a 1 x 3-bedroom flat along with internal amendments

    Decided 20 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • PA/26/00965/S Granted

    Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.52 (Commercial Use - Unit 1, Pennington Street) of planning permission ref: PA/19/00764, dated 20/11/2019

    Decided 31 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • PA/26/00860/S Granted

    Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY

    Submission of detail pursuant to condition no. 2 (Wind Microclimate Screening) in relation to Bui...

    Decided 28 Aug 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Oct 2025

    Received by Tower Hamlets

  2. 2 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Permit

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

60 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tower Hamlets granted permission on 2 December 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.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY

    PA/26/00972 Submitted 5 Jun 2026 0m away

    Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/22/02666, Dated 30/06/2023. Non Material amendment(s) Sought: - 2 x 2-bedroom flats (Plots 1335 and 1336) in Building G to be merged to create a 1 x 3-bedroom flat along with internal amendments

    Granted Amendments New dwelling 6 docs
  • Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY

    PA/26/00972/S Submitted 5 Jun 2026 0m away

    Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/22/02666, Dated 30/06/2023. Non Material amendment(s) Sought: - 2 x 2-bedroom flats (Plots 1335 and 1336) in Building G to be merged to create a 1 x 3-bedroom flat along with internal amendments

    Granted Amendments New dwelling 6 docs
  • Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY

    PA/26/00179/S Submitted 30 Jan 2026 0m away

    Submission of details pursuant to partial discharge to condition no.52 (Full details of proposed use ) relating to UNIT11 within Buiding F of planning permission ref: PA/19/00764, dated 20/11/2019.

    Granted Conditions 5 docs
  • Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY

    PA/26/00965/S Submitted 4 Jun 2026 0m away

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.52 (Commercial Use - Unit 1, Pennington Street) of planning permission ref: PA/19/00764, dated 20/11/2019

    Granted Conditions 5 docs
  • Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1XY

    PA/26/00859/S Submitted 15 May 2026 0m away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~10 Jul

    Submission of detail pursuant to condition no. 47 (Refuse and Recycling) in relation to Building G of planning permission dated ref: PA/19/0074 dated 27/08/21

    Awaiting decision Conditions 2 docs
  • Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY

    PA/25/01650/S Submitted 18 Sep 2025 0m away

    Submission of Details Pursuant to Condition No.48 (Archaeological Mitigation Strategy) relating to Building G of Planning Permission Ref: PA/19/00764, Dated 28/08/2020

    Granted Conditions 5 docs

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    7 May 2026 Amendments
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    28 May 2026 Amendments
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    Former News International Site, Buildings H & J, London Dock, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1XY

    Application for Non-Material Amendment to planning permission ref: PA/23/02079, Dated 26/06/2024. Non-Material Amendment(s) Sought: Minor internal and external modifications to Building H resulting from a new core configuration and the optimisation of internal layouts

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