4 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AA

12/01126/FULLFull Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 17 January 2013

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of use of first floor from financial and professional services (Class A2) use to office (Class B1) use. [25sq.m GIA]

Received: 27 November 2012
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Coleman Street
Agent: michael nye design

ReceivedReceived27 Nov
ValidatedValidated27 Nov
Consult.Consultation24 Dec
TargetTarget Date22 Jan
DecidedDecided17 Jan

Decided in 51 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 4 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AA. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 4 weeks quicker than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across Coleman Street. We hold 387 applications in total for the EC2Y 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: EC2Y 9AA
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Moorfields, 4

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 November 2012
Consultation expiry: 8 January 2013
Consultation start: 10 December 2012
Consultation end: 24 December 2012
Last date for comments: 8 January 2013
Target decision date: 22 January 2013
Committee meeting: 17 January 2013
Permission expires: 17 January 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent: michael nye design
Agent address: Attn: Mr Michael Nye 59 Cock Lane High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP13 7DY

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 18 December 2012
Advertisement expiry: 8 January 2013
Site notice start: 17 December 2012
Site notice end: 7 January 2013

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-02324690
Documents: 10

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: 4, MoorfieldsOn this site · +5 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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6 other applications at this property, newest first.

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