Planning application
Poplar Fire Station, 168 East India Dock Road, London, E14 0BP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The proposal is to decarbonise Poplar Fire Station while renewing aging or unserviceable systems. The main components of this project are: - Replacement of Heating and Domestic Hot Water Central Plant with Air Sourced Heat Pumps (ASHPs) located on the roof; - Installation of roof insulation and raising roof parapet by 250mm to accommodate the increased roof insulation; - Relocating existing solar PV panels on the roof to accommodate the new ASHPs.
As published by the council, reference PA/26/00864/NC
Application record
- Reference
- PA/26/00864/NC
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permit
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Decided
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Poplar
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E14 0BP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 May 2026
Received by Tower Hamlets
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Permit
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
McBains Ltd Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1995 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
- OFFICERS REPORT
- DECISION_NOTICE
- PROPOSED SITE ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATIONS 01
- PROPOSED ROOF FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PLANT NOISE ASSESSMENT
- TFL
- EXISTING OS PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- EXISTING ROOF FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING SITE ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING BUILDING ELEVATIONS 01
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Tower Hamlets granted permission on 10 August 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.
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