Planning application
Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Submission of details pursuant to partial discharge to condition no.52 (Full details of proposed use ) relating to UNIT11 within Buiding F of planning permission ref: PA/19/00764, dated 20/11/2019.
As published by the council, reference PA/26/00179/S
Application record
- Reference
- PA/26/00179/S
- Type
- Approval of Details -Discharge Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permit
- Received
- 30 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 26 Feb 2026
- Ward
- St Katharines and Wapping
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E98 1XY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tower Hamlets register
This site has had 17 applications since 2025: 9 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/26/01511/S Awaiting decision
Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY
Submission of detail pursuant to condition no.59 (Delivery and Servicing Management Plan) in rela...
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PA/26/01490/S Awaiting decision
Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.52 (Full details of the proposed use) in relation ...
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PA/26/01490 Awaiting decision
Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.52 (Full details of the proposed use) in relation ...
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PA/26/01393/S Decided
Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.52 (Full details of the proposed use for that unit...
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PA/26/01127/S Decided
Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY
Application for non-material amendment of planning permission dated 20/11/2019, ref: PA/19/00764 ...
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PA/26/01053/S Awaiting decision
Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY
Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/19/00764, Dated 20/11/2019....
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PA/26/00972 Granted
Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY
Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/22/02666, Dated 30/06/2023. Non Material amendment(s) Sought: - 2 x 2-bedroom flats (Plots 1335 and 1336) in Building G to be merged to create a 1 x 3-bedroom flat along with internal amendments
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PA/26/00972/S Granted
Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY
Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/22/02666, Dated 30/06/2023. Non Material amendment(s) Sought: - 2 x 2-bedroom flats (Plots 1335 and 1336) in Building G to be merged to create a 1 x 3-bedroom flat along with internal amendments
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PA/26/00965/S Granted
Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.52 (Commercial Use - Unit 1, Pennington Street) of planning permission ref: PA/19/00764, dated 20/11/2019
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PA/26/00860/S Granted
Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY
Submission of detail pursuant to condition no. 2 (Wind Microclimate Screening) in relation to Bui...
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jan 2026
Received by Tower Hamlets
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26 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/19/00764/NC (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
St George Plc - Berkeley Group Agent
4 applications on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- DECISION_NOTICE
- BUILDING F GA PLAN LEVEL 01 - QUAYSIDE
- CONVEYANCE PLAN
- LD COMMERCIAL USE CLASS TRACKER
- COVERING LETTER DATED: 22 JAN 2026
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tower Hamlets granted permission on 26 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.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY
Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/22/02666, Dated 30/06/2023. Non Material amendment(s) Sought: - 2 x 2-bedroom flats (Plots 1335 and 1336) in Building G to be merged to create a 1 x 3-bedroom flat along with internal amendments
Granted Amendments New dwelling 6 docs -
Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY
Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/22/02666, Dated 30/06/2023. Non Material amendment(s) Sought: - 2 x 2-bedroom flats (Plots 1335 and 1336) in Building G to be merged to create a 1 x 3-bedroom flat along with internal amendments
Granted Amendments New dwelling 6 docs -
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