5 - 10 Great Tower Street London EC3

12/00231/ADVTAdvertisement ConsentPermitted

Proposal

Installation of i) one halo illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.43m high by 1.95m wide at a height above ground of 3.66m, ii) one halo illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.6m high by 8.8m wide at a height above ground of 4.47m, iii) one halo illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.43m high by 1.95m wide at a height above ground of 3.45m, iv) one halo illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.6m high by 8.8m wide at a height above ground of 4.22m and v) one externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.6m high by 0.7m wide at a height above ground of 4.22m.

Received: 8 March 2012
Decided: 31 May 2012 · Approved
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Billingsgate

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted8 Mar
ValidatedValidated19 Apr
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date14 Jun
DecidedDecided31 May

Decided in 42 days (council typically 77)

11 weeks typical decision time in City of London93% of advertising applications approved

This is an advertising consent application at 5 - 10 Great Tower Street London EC3. City of London has handled 531 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 66 days. This one was decided in 84 days, 3 weeks longer than City of London's median. The site is in 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Billingsgate.

Application Details

Reference

12/00231/ADVT

Address

5 - 10 Great Tower Street London EC3

Local Authority

City of London

Application Type

Advertisement Consent

Scale / Size

Small

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Decided

Ward

Billingsgate

Parish

Great Tower Street, 5/10

Applicant & Agent

Agent

Insignia Projects Limited

Architect ProfileINSIGNIA PROJECTS LIMITED

Agent Address

Mr Clive West G1 Marlowe Innovation Centre Marlowe Way Ramsgate Kent CT12 6FA

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

8 March 2012

Target Decision Date

14 June 2012

Date Decided

31 May 2012

Date Validated

19 April 2012

Date Submitted

8 March 2012

Committee Meeting

31 May 2012

Permission Expires

31 May 2017

Planning Decision

Decision

Approved

Decided By

Delegated Decision

Statutory Period

56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID

PP-01851730

Comments

Documents

Coordinates

51.510010, -0.082280

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: City of London

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Conservation area: EastcheapNext to the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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