Exhibition Hall 1 Barbican Trade Centre Golden Lane London EC2
Proposal
(i) Change of use of the existing Barbican Exhibition Hall 1, Class (D1), to a cinema complex with two auditoriums, Class D2, (2135 sqm), a restaurant, Class A3, (718 sqm) and retail space for either Class A1 or Class A3 use, (169 sqm).
- Received
- 1 December 2010
- Decided
- 27 June 2011 · Approved
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 11
- Council
- City of London Corporation
- Ward
- Cripplegate
- ReceivedSubmitted1 Dec
- ValidatedValidated24 Dec
- Consult.Consultation14 Feb
- TargetTarget Date18 Feb
- DecidedDecided27 Jun
Decided in 185 days (council typically 77)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Exhibition Hall 1 Barbican Trade Centre Golden Lane London EC2. City of London has handled 1,142 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 69 days. This one was decided in 208 days, 20 weeks longer than City of London's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 73 applications across Cripplegate.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Barbican and Golden LanePart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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