Alpha Square
In his role of making strategic planning decisions for London, the Mayor may occasionally take over an application, therefore becoming the local planning authority. He must then hold a public hearing before deciding whether or not to grant planning permission.
In this instance, the Mayor took over the application for the redevelopment of Alpha Square.
Background to the public hearing
On 2 March 2016 Tower Hamlets advised the Mayor it was minded to refuse planning permission for the redevelopment proposals for Alpha Square
On 10 March 2016, having considered a report on the case, the Mayor notified Tower Hamlets that he would act as the local planning authority for the purposes of determining the planning applications (under article 7 of the Mayor of London Order and the powers conferred by Section 2A of the 1990 Town and Country Planning Act).
The Local Planning Authority reference assigned to the application is PA/15/02671. The GLA reference is 3473a.
GLA documents
The Mayor’s initial Stage 1 report, together with the Stage II report and the Mayor’s decision letters are available to download below.
Representation hearing
A public representation hearing was held in the chamber at City Hall on Wednesday 27 April 2016, starting at 2pm. Following the hearing the Deputy Mayor decided to grant permission for the application subject to planning conditions and conclusion of a section 106 legal agreement.
The hearing report and agenda can be downloaded below:
A transcript and a webcast of the hearing can also be downloaded.
Regulation 22 consultation
The applicant submitted to the Greater London Authority further environmental information under Regulation 22 of the EIA Regulations, in relation to the Environmental Statement which was already provided. A copy of the further information is available to download below.
Planning application documents
If you wish to view the original planning application documents, please refer to the borough’s planning page.
Please note all representations received by the borough have been sent to the Mayor.
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