Build a seven-to-thirteen-storey block with a basement, up to 102 student units, 27 homes, shared facilities and landscaping.
Balsam House, 160 East India Dock Road, London, E14 0BP, 160
Trades this could involve
Official description
Redevelopment to provide a new building between 7 to 13 storeys high plus basement (to accommodate plant and associated infrastructure) delivering up to 102 purpose-built student accommodation units (PBSA) (Sui Generis) and 27 residential units (Use Class C3) with ancillary facilities including cycle parking, refuse storage, and landscaping.
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Reference
- PA/26/01389/A1
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Application Under Consideration
- Submitted
- 22 Sep 2026
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