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12 East Passage London EC1A 7LP

12/00782/FULLFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 4 October 2012

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

(i) Change of use of part ground and upper floors from office use (Class B1) to residential use (Class C3), creating three dwelling units, (ii) Extension at roof level, (iii) Installation of a new shopfront and (iv) Replacement of a rear window with roller shutters.

Received
7 August 2012
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Farringdon Within
Agent
Hugh Cullum Architects Ltd
  1. Received7 Aug
  2. Validated9 Aug
  3. Consult.19 Sep
  4. Target4 Oct
  5. Decided4 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 12 East Passage London EC1A 7LP. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days, 3 weeks quicker than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Smithfield conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 107 applications across Farringdon Within. We hold 438 applications in total for the EC1A postcode area.

98% of full applications at City of London Corporation were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 11 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EC1A 7LP
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 August 2012
Consultation expiry
19 September 2012
Consultation start
29 August 2012
Consultation end
19 September 2012
Neighbour consultation start
14 August 2012
Neighbour consultation end
4 September 2012
Last date for comments
19 September 2012
Target decision date
4 October 2012
Committee meeting
4 October 2012
Permission expires
4 October 2015

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hugh Cullum Architects Ltd
Architect profile
HUGH CULLUM ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
Attn: Mr Hugh Cullum 61B Judd Street London WC1H 9QT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
21 August 2012
Advertisement expiry
11 September 2012
Site notice start
22 August 2012
Site notice end
12 September 2012

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-02104846
Documents
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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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