Land in front of the London Museum Docklands entrance, Hertsmere Road, London, E14
A planning application
Tower Hamlets · Reference PA/26/01308/NC
What is being proposed
Proposed development is the installation of the memorial sculpture 'The Wake', comprising a 6.7m high and 6.5m wide cast bronze sculpture in the form of a cowrie shell, together with associated landscaping, paving, seating and lighting works, and the removal of the existing granite plinth formerly supporting the Robert Milligan statue
Description as published by Tower Hamlets.
What this could mean for you
These are the effects a proposal like this most often raises. Each one is a material planning consideration, so each can form the basis of a comment.
- Trees and landscaping
Derived automatically from the proposal wording. Read the full application before relying on it.
Timeline
Received
5 Aug 2026 · Submitted to the council
Validated
5 Aug 2026 · Checked and published
Comments close
Not yet · Last day to have your say
Decision due
Not yet · Target date, often slips
Decided
Not yet · Outcome published
Key facts
- Reference
- PA/26/01308/NC
- Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Address
- Land in front of the London Museum Docklands entrance, Hertsmere Road, London, E14
- Postcode
- Not given
- Type
- Other
- Scale
- Minor
- Applicant
- Not published
- Agent
- Not published
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Decision due
- Not given
Also happening nearby
Port East Building, (Blocks B, C, D & E) 12-18 Hertsmere Road, London E14
A planning application
Installation of a horizontal lifeline system for maintenance purposes at roof level for blocks B, C, D & E of the Port East Apartments building. This would involve the installation of a fixed cage vertical ladder and Kee Line systems with individual anchor posts across the four blocks at roof level.