George Green's Secondary School
Tower Hamlets Council recently refused changes to school hours for Canary Wharf College Glenworth, a school located near George Green's Secondary School.
Tower Hamlets Council's Development Committee unanimously refused a planning application in October 2026 to change school hours for Canary Wharf College Glenworth, a primary school located near George Green's Secondary School. Councillors cited concerns over community safety, congestion, cumulative transport impacts, and a lack of equality duty assessment, despite officers recommending approval. The application proposed an earlier school day, shifting hours from a maximum start of 8:30 am to 8:15 am and a maximum finish from 3:55 pm to 3:00 pm.
This decision follows a similar refusal by the Development Committee in March 2026 regarding an earlier bid to alter teaching hours at Canary Wharf College Glenworth Primary School. That proposal was rejected due to concerns about significant planning impacts, including traffic congestion and residential amenity. The original 2015 planning permission for the school included conditions to stagger its hours with St Luke's Primary School to mitigate highway issues.
Key facts
- Tower Hamlets Council's Development Committee refused a planning application to change school hours for Canary Wharf College Glenworth in October 2026. Source 1 Source 2
- The application sought to change the school's teaching hours to a maximum start time of 8:15 am and a maximum finish time of 3:00 pm. Source 1 Source 2
- Councillors cited concerns over community safety, congestion, and cumulative transport impacts for the refusal in October 2026. Source 1 Source 2
- The Development Committee also refused a similar bid to alter teaching hours at Canary Wharf College Glenworth Primary School in March 2026. Source
- The original planning permission for Canary Wharf College Glenworth in 2015 included conditions to stagger its hours with St Luke's Primary School. Source 1 Source 2
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