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PA/25/02240/S

Former Westferry Printworks, 235 Westferry Road, London, E14

Refused Tower Hamlets Variation / Removal Condition (TCPA S73)

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission PA/23/02375 to increase the number of private homes and reduce the number of affordable homes, reconfigure internal layouts and external elevations. The description of development of permission PA/23/02375 is as follows: 'Comprehensive and phased mixed-use redevelopment comprising 1,358 residential units (Class C3), secondary school (Class F), commercial, business and services E(a)-E(g)(i), community uses (Class F), police base (sui generis) car and cycle basement parking, associated landscaping, new public realm and all other necessary enabling works. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement.'

As published by the council, reference PA/25/02240/S

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Dec 2025

    Received by Tower Hamlets

  2. 14 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About amendments applications

How this application type works

An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.

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