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Former News International Site, Buildings H & J, London Dock, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1XY

Awaiting decision Tower Hamlets PA/26/01453/S Vary / Remove S106 (SI:1992 No.2832)

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Proposal

Application to Modify the S106 Agreement Dated 26/06/2026, Relating to Planning Permission PA/23/02079, as amended by subsequent deeds of variation. Variations sought: - Income eligibility thresholds for First Time Buyer properties - Purchaser nomination and approval process

As published by the council, reference PA/26/01453/S

Application record

Reference
PA/26/01453/S
Type
Vary / Remove S106 (SI:1992 No.2832)
Status
Registered
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 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 5 applications since 2026: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • PA/26/01350/S Granted

    Former News International Site, Buildings H & J, London Dock, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1XY

    Submission of details pursuant to partial discharge of condition no.27 (Stage 1 written scheme of...

    Decided 28 Aug 2026
  • PA/26/01351/S Granted

    Former News International Site, Buildings H & J, London Dock, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1XY

    Submission of details pursuant to condition no.24 (Piling Method Statement) in relation to Buildi...

    Decided 23 Sep 2026
  • PA/26/01128/S Granted

    Former News International Site, Buildings H & J, London Dock, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1XY

    Submission of detail pursuant to condition no.12 (Phasing Plan) of planning application ref PA/23...

    Submitted 2 Jul 2026
  • PA/26/00734/S Granted

    Former News International Site, Buildings H & J, London Dock, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1XY

    Application for Non-Material Amendment to planning permission ref: PA/23/02079, Dated 26/06/2024. Non-Material Amendment(s) Sought: Minor internal and external modifications to Building H resulting from a new core configuration and the optimisation of internal layouts

    Decided 10 Aug 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Aug 2026

    Received by Tower Hamlets

  2. 10 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 October 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.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: PA/23/02079/A1 (Decided)

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

  • BUILDINGS H AND J SITE LOCATION PLAN EXISTING CONDITION Current Plan · 17 Aug 2026
  • PLOT G SITE LOCATION PLAN Current Plan · 17 Aug 2026
  • COVERING LETTER DATED: 13 AUGUST 2026 Correspondence · 17 Aug 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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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