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301-303 Ilderton Road, London, Southwark

Granted Tower Hamlets PA/26/00036/NC Observations to Other Authorities

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Observation Request by London Borough of Southwark for Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide a 19-storey building comprising a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation premises (Sui Generis use) and flexible commercial floorspace (Class E use), with landscaping, cycle parking and other associated works. For information: the proposed development comprises a building of 19 storeys plus additional rooftop plant/access (60.95 metres above ground level, 63.45 metres above Ordnance Datum) containing: - 241 Purpose-Built Student Accommodation units, along with associated internal and external communal facilities, including a 39 square metre ancillary ground floor room offering some access for the wider community; - 79 square metres GIA of flexible commercial floorspace; - public realm improvements to the front of the site along Ilderton Road and Hornshay Street; and - other associated works incidental to the development.

As published by the council, reference PA/26/00036/NC

Application record

Reference
PA/26/00036/NC
Type
Observations to Other Authorities
Status
Decided
Decision
No Objection (Observations Applications)
Received
7 Jan 2026
Validated
7 Jan 2026
Decided
4 Mar 2026
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tower Hamlets register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • PA/26/00036 Granted

    301-303 Ilderton Road, London, Southwark

    Observation Request by London Borough of Southwark for Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide a 19-storey building comprising a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation premises (Sui Generis use) and flexible commercial floorspace (Class E use), with landscaping, cycle parking and other associated works. For information: the proposed development comprises a building of 19 storeys plus additional rooftop plant/access (60.95 metres above ground level, 63.45 metres above Ordnance Datum) containing: - 241 Purpose-Built Student Accommodation units, along with associated internal and external communal facilities, including a 39 square metre ancillary ground floor room offering some access for the wider community; - 79 square metres GIA of flexible commercial floorspace; - public realm improvements to the front of the site along Ilderton Road and Hornshay Street; and - other associated works incidental to the development.

    Decided 4 Mar 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Jan 2026

    Received by Tower Hamlets

  2. 4 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: No Objection (Observations Applications)

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

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What this grant of permission means

Tower Hamlets granted permission on 4 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.

About this record

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