Planning application
Former London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, London, E2 9JX
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a (Section 96a) non-material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/24/00184, Dated 23/01/2025 (for the redevelopment of the site involving demolition of all existing buildings on site excluding main hospital building, south wing and sanitation tower to provide 274 new homes and flexible commercial and community floorspace (Use Class E(b) / F2(b)) within a converted and extended hospital building and five new buildings ranging from five (5) to nine (9) storey in height). The non-material amendment is to introduce and formalise a sequence of phases to the development, involving Phases 0 (enabling/demolition), 1 (Blocks A and B) and 2 (remaining development Blocks C, D,E and F) alongside temporary works and other minor landscape adjustments to facilitate the phasing approach.
As published by the council, reference PA/25/01945/S
Application record
- Reference
- PA/25/01945/S
- Type
- Non-material amendment (TCPA S96a)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permit
- Received
- 7 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 7 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 9 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Bethnal Green East
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E2 9JX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tower Hamlets register
This site has had 15 applications since 2025: 14 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/26/01590/S Awaiting decision
Former London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, London, E2 9JX
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.31 (Tree Planting Methodology) in relation to phas...
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PA/26/01423/S Granted
Former London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, London, E2 9JX
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.29 (Internet Connectivity) in relation to Phase 1 ...
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PA/26/00334/S Granted
Former London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, London, E2 9JX
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.30 (Precautionary Emergence Survey) of planning permission ref: PA/24/00184, dated 23/01/2025
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PA/26/00306/S Granted
Former London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, London, E2 9JX
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.23 ((Stage 1 Written scheme of investigation (WSI)) of Phase 0 only, of planning permission ref: PA/24/00184, dated 23/01/2025
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PA/26/00253/S Granted
Former London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, London, E2 9JX
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.3 (Protection of Historic Features) in relation to Phase 0, of Listed Building Consent: PA/24/00187, dated 23/01/2025 (amended)
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PA/26/00249/S Granted
Former London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, London, E2 9JX
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.32 (Details of all Plant and Machinery NRMM), of Planning Permission: PA/24/00184, dated 23/01/2025 (as amended)
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PA/26/00254/S Granted
Former London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, London, E2 9JX
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.24a (Written Scheme of Investigation for Building Recording for Phase 0), of Planning Permission: PA/24/00184, dated 23/01/2025 (as amended)
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PA/26/00252/S Granted
Former London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, London, E2 9JX
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.25 (Public & Community Engagement for Archaeological and Historic Building), of Planning Permission PA/24/00184, dated 23/01/2025 (as amended)
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PA/26/00255/S Granted
Former London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, London, E2 9JX
Submission of details pursuant to discharge of condition no.17 (Code of Construction) in relation to Phase O (zero) only of planning permission ref: PA/24/00184, dated 23/01/2025
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PA/26/00240/S Granted
Former London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, London, E2 9JX
Submission of Details pursuant to Condition 19 (Arboricultural Survey) & 20 (Further Arboricultural Survey), of Planning Permission PA/24/00184 dated 23/01/2025
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Nov 2025
Received by Tower Hamlets
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9 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Permit
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: PA/24/00184/A1 (Decided)
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
40 documents on file for this application
- DEED OF VARIATION
- LANDSCAPE HARDWORKS BOUNDARY TYPES PLAN PHASE 1
- LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN ARCHITECT INTERNAL LAYOUT PHASE 2
- OFFICERS REPORT
- DECISION_NOTICE
- DEED OF VARIATION - ENGROSSMENT VERSION 3.2.26
- PHASE 2 - BLOCKS C, D, E & F
- PROPOSED EXTERNAL WORKS - PHASE 2
- PROPOSED LEVELS LAYOUT - PHASE 2
- PROPOSED COMBINED DRAINAGE LAYOUT - PHASE 2
- PROPOSED FOUL WATER DRAINAGE LAYOUT - PHASE 2
- PROPOSED SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE LAYOUT - PHASE 2
- PROPOSED SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE LAYOUT - PHASE 1
- PROPOSED FOUL WATER DRAINAGE LAYOUT - PHASE 1
- PROPOSED COMBINED DRAINAGE LAYOUT - PHASE 1
- PROPOSED LEVELS LAYOUT - PHASE 1
- PROPOSED EXTERNAL WORKS - PHASE 1
- LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN ARCHITECT INTERNAL LAYOUT PHASE 1
- LANDSCAPE HARDWORKS PAVING TYPES PLAN PHASE 1
- LANDSCAPE HARDWORKS PAVING TYPES PLAN PHASE 2
- LANDSCAPE HARDWORKS FURNITURE TYPES PLAN PHASE 1
- LANDSCAPE HARDWORKS FURNITURE TYPES PLAN PHASE 2
- LANDSCAPE HARDWORKS BOUNDARY TYPES PLAN PHASE 1
- LANDSCAPE HARDWORKS BOUNDARY TYPES PLAN PHASE 1
- LANDSCAPE HARDWORKS BOUNDARY TYPES PLAN PHASE 2
- LANDSCAPE HARDWORKS EDGE TYPES PLAN PHASE 1
- LANDSCAPE HARDWORKS EDGE TYPES PLAN PHASE 2
- LANDSCAPE SOFTWORKS PLAN PHASE 1
- LANDSCAPE SOFTWORKS PLAN PHASE 2
- LANDSCAPE INDICATIVE LEVELS AND DRAINAGE PLAN PHASE 1
- LANDSCAPE INDICATIVE LEVELS AND DRAINAGE PLAN PHASE 2
- LANDSCAPE ILLUSTRATIVE COLOUR PLAN PHASE 1
- LANDSCAPE ILLUSTRATIVE COLOUR PLAN PHASE 2
- PHASE 0 - DEMOLITION - ENABLING WORKS
- PHASE 1 - BLOCKS A AND B
- PROPOSED GF SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE LAYOUT
- PROPOSED GF FOUL WATER DRAINAGE LAYOUT
- PROPOSED GF COMBINED DRAINAGE LAYOUT
- TRANSPORT NOTE
- COVER LETTER DATED: 06 NOV 2025
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Tower Hamlets granted permission on 9 February 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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