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Victoria Park, Grove Road, London, E3 5TB

Awaiting decision Tower Hamlets PA/26/00459/A1 Full Planning Permission

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Proposal

Temporary use of Victoria Park for up to 75 days a year for commercial / festival events (including music festivals) and the construction/deconstruction of such festival sites. Involving the installation and de-installation of temporary infrastructure including fencing, stages, lighting, public address (PA) systems and other temporary structures and ancillary works The 75-day period shall include a maximum of the following event days: 8 commercial event days of up to 50,000 people. 4 commercial days of up to 40,000 people. 8 free-to-access community event days of up to 20,000 The temporary period applied for is 6 years.

As published by the council, reference PA/26/00459/A1

Application record

Reference
PA/26/00459/A1
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Registered
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Bow West
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
E3 5TB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jun 2026

    Received by Tower Hamlets

  2. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 28 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Tower Hamlets took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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Washbourne Constanti Planning Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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

57 documents on file for this application

  • SPORT ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 11 Aug 2026
  • CANAL & RIVER TRUST Consultee Comment · 28 Jul 2026
  • CANAL & RIVER TRUST SP Consultee Comment · 28 Jul 2026
  • CANAL & RIVER TRUST SP Consultee Comment · 28 Jul 2026
  • HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 23 Jul 2026
  • ANCIENT TREE FORUM Consultee Comment · 22 Jul 2026
  • TFL Consultee Comment · 21 Jul 2026
  • TFL Consultee Comment · 15 Jul 2026
  • HACKNEY COUNCIL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Consultee Comment · 08 Jul 2026
  • HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 02 Jul 2026
  • CANAL AND RIVER TRUST Consultee Comment · 29 Jun 2026
  • CANAL & RIVER TRUST Consultee Comment · 29 Jun 2026
  • MET POLICE Consultee Comment · 24 Jun 2026
  • TREE BOUNDARY MAP Current Plan · 08 Jun 2026
  • SUMMARY FOR RESIDENTS Report · 03 Jun 2026
  • ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENT Report · 03 Jun 2026
  • TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN Current Plan · 03 Jun 2026
  • TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN Current Plan · 03 Jun 2026
  • TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN Current Plan · 03 Jun 2026
  • TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN Current Plan · 03 Jun 2026
  • TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN Current Plan · 03 Jun 2026
  • TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN Current Plan · 03 Jun 2026
  • TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN Current Plan · 03 Jun 2026
  • TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN Current Plan · 03 Jun 2026
  • TREE PROTECTION PLANS Current Plan · 03 Jun 2026
  • TREE SURVEY REPORT Report · 03 Jun 2026
  • TREE RISK-BENEFIT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY Report · 03 Jun 2026
  • STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Report · 24 Apr 2026
  • DUST MANAGEMENT PLAN Report · 24 Apr 2026
  • AIR QUALITY NEUTRAL STATEMENT Report · 24 Apr 2026
  • ZONAL PLAN Current Plan · 07 Apr 2026
  • SITE FENCE Current Plan · 07 Apr 2026
  • ZONAL PLAN Current Plan · 07 Apr 2026
  • PARK PROTECTION PLAN Report · 07 Apr 2026
  • BAR & ALCOHOL MANAGEMENT PLAN Report · 07 Apr 2026
  • SECURITY OVERVIEW Report · 07 Apr 2026
  • SAFEGUARDING PLAN Report · 07 Apr 2026
  • SITE FENCE Current Plan · 02 Apr 2026
  • REFERENCE LOOKBOOK Correspondence · 17 Mar 2026
  • PLANNING APPLICATION SUBMISSION DOCUMENT OVERVIEW Correspondence · 13 Mar 2026
  • EVENT MANAGEMENT PLAN Report · 13 Mar 2026
  • EVENT SAFETY PLAN Report · 13 Mar 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Current Plan · 13 Mar 2026
  • SITE BOUNDARY Current Plan · 13 Mar 2026
  • SITE BOUNDARY Current Plan · 13 Mar 2026
  • INDICATIVE CUSTOMER MAP Current Plan · 13 Mar 2026
  • INDICATIVE CUSTOMER MAP - LIDO Current Plan · 13 Mar 2026
  • LIGHTING LOCATION PLAN Current Plan · 13 Mar 2026
  • SITE - POWER PLAN LIGHTING ONLY Current Plan · 13 Mar 2026
  • CONSTRUCTION PHASE PLAN Correspondence · 13 Mar 2026
  • ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 13 Mar 2026
  • BASELINE UK HABITAT MAP OF SITE Current Plan · 13 Mar 2026
  • BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN STATEMENT Report · 13 Mar 2026
  • THE STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOL Correspondence · 13 Mar 2026
  • TOWER HAMLETS BNG CHECKLIST Correspondence · 13 Mar 2026
  • NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT PLANNING APPLICATION FOR EVENTS Report · 13 Mar 2026
  • CIL AND PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Correspondence · 13 Mar 2026

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Tower Hamlets for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tower Hamlets decided full applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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