Planning application
Balsam House, 160 East India Dock Road, London, E14 0BP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Redevelopment to provide a new building between 7 to 13 storeys high plus basement (to accommodat...
As published by the council, reference PA/26/01389/A1
Application record
- Reference
- PA/26/01389/A1
- Status
- Registered
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Poplar
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- E14 0BP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 November 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
MRPP Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2026 · London
39 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 97% granted
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See their track recordBalsam House Ltd Applicant, registered in Ilford
Active · incorporated 2008 · Ilford
1 application on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
76 documents on file for this application
- EA EXTERNAL CONSULTATION CHECKLIST FOR LPAS
- HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- PEDESTRIAN LEVEL WIND DESK- BASED ASSESSMENT
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING ROOF PLAN AND SITE SECTIONS
- LIGHTING ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGY
- EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONS
- SOUTH ELEVATION - COTTAGE STREET
- NORTH ELEVATION - EAST INDIA DOCK ROAD
- PART 5
- PART 6
- PART 7
- WLC APPENDIX C
- REUSE AND RECYCLING OF WASTE PLAN
- FINANCIAL VIABILITY ASSESSMENT REPORT
- UTILITY POC AND CAPACITY REPORT
- STUDENT RESIDENTIAL TRAVEL PLAN
- PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- FLOOD RISK AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT
- FIRE STATEMENT (ISSUE 01)
- PART 1
- PART 2
- PART 3
- ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT
- APPENDIX A - FULL SAP CALCULATION PRINTOUT
- APPENDIX B - FULL SAP CALCULATION PRINTOUT
- APPENDIX C - FULL SAP CALCULATION PRINTOUT
- APPENDIX D - GLA CARBON EMISSION REPORTING SPREADSHEET
- OVERHEATING ASSESSMENT
- BREEAM ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL STAGE 2/3 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
- WHOLE LIFE CARBON AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY
- WHOLE LIFE CARBON ANALYSIS
- WLC APPENDIX B
- WLC APPENDIX E
- WLC APPENDIX F
- LIGHT WITHIN REPORT - PART 1
- LIGHT WITHIN REPORT - PART 2
- PART 1
- PART 2
- PART 3
- PART 4
- PART 8
- PART 9
- PART 10
- PART 11
- PART 12
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- SITE LOCATION PLAN WITH PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR
- EXISTING PLANS - GROUND AND FIRST
- EXISTING PLANS - SECOND AND THIRD
- GROUND FLOOR LEVEL GA PLAN
- LEVEL 01 GA PLAN
- LEVEL 02 GA PLAN
- LEVEL 03-06 GA PLAN
- LEVEL 07 GA PLAN
- LEVELS 08 GA PLAN
- LEVEL 09 GA PLAN
- LEVEL 10 GA PLAN
- LEVEL 11-12 GA PLAN
- BASEMENT LEVEL GA PLAN
- ROOF LEVEL GA PLAN
- SECTION AA
- SECTIONS BB AND CC
- CONTEXT SECTIONS N-S
- CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT REPORT
- BIODIVERSITY METRIC
- AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- NOISE ASSESSMENT
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING STATEMENT AND STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- AFFORDABLE HOUSING STATEMENT
- DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT - ARCHAEOLOGY
- FIRE STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat 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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