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Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY

Awaiting decision Tower Hamlets PA/26/01053/S

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/19/00764, Dated 20/11/2019....

As published by the council, reference PA/26/01053/S

Application record

Reference
PA/26/01053/S
Status
Registered
Validated
18 Jun 2026
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.

  • 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...

    Submitted 27 Aug 2026
  • 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 ...

    Submitted 24 Aug 2026
  • 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 ...

    Submitted 24 Aug 2026
  • 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...

    Submitted 7 Aug 2026
  • 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 ...

    Submitted 2 Jul 2026
  • 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

    Decided 20 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • 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

    Decided 20 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • 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

    Decided 31 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 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...

    Decided 28 Aug 2026
  • PA/26/00859/S Awaiting decision

    Former News International Site, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1XY

    Submission of detail pursuant to condition no. 47 (Refuse and Recycling) in relation to Building G of planning permission dated ref: PA/19/0074 dated 27/08/21

    Submitted 15 May 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 August 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.

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's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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