Planning application
PA/25/01931/NC
Former LEB Site, 255-279 Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 0EL
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference PA/25/01931/NC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2025
Received by Tower Hamlets
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25 Nov 2025
Decision issued: EIA not required
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
After the decision
The process from here
The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.
If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.
About outline applications
How this application type works
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.
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PA/26/00212/A1 Awaiting decision
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