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Bow Business Centre, 153-159 Bow Road, Bow, London, E3 2SE

Granted Tower Hamlets PA/26/00044/NC Listed Building Consent (S8 P&LBC 1990)

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

Proposal

The proposed telecommunications base station comprising the installation of a flagpole supporting 3no antennas on existing steelwork frame, together with the removal of the existing equipment cabinets and replacement with 3no new equipment cabinets behind existing GRP and ancillary development thereto on the rooftop of Bow Business Centre. Top height of antenna to be 29.88m AGL

As published by the council, reference PA/26/00044/NC

Application record

Reference
PA/26/00044/NC
Type
Listed Building Consent (S8 P&LBC 1990)
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Permit
Received
8 Jan 2026
Validated
8 Jan 2026
Decided
5 Mar 2026
Ward
Bow East
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
E3 2SE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tower Hamlets register

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

  • PA/26/00043/NC Granted

    Bow Business Centre, 153-159 Bow Road, Bow, London, E3 2SE

    The proposed telecommunications base station comprising the installation of a flagpole supporting 3no antennas on existing steelwork frame, together with the removal of the existing equipment cabinets and replacement with 3no new equipment cabinets behind existing GRP and ancillary development thereto on the rooftop of Bow Business Centre. Top height of antenna to be 29.88m AGL

    Decided 5 Mar 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jan 2026

    Received by Tower Hamlets

  2. 5 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Permit

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Perry Williams Ltd on behalf of M Group Telecom Ltd Agent, a telecoms contractor

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MBNL (EE (UK) Ltd and H3G (UK) Ltd Applicant

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Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

  • OFFICERS REPORT Delegated Report · 05 Mar 2026
  • DECISION_NOTICE Decision Notice · 05 Mar 2026
  • FOR ALL PLANS & CORRESPONDENCES Correspondence · 09 Jan 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Tower Hamlets granted permission on 5 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 heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    The proposed telecommunications base station comprising the installation of a flagpole supporting 3no antennas on existing steelwork frame, together with the removal of the existing equipment cabinets and replacement with 3no new equipment cabinets behind existing GRP and ancillary development thereto on the rooftop of Bow Business Centre. Top height of antenna to be 29.88m AGL

    Granted Full applications 23 docs
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