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24-25 Great Tower Street, EC3

1250RFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 8 May 2003

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of 1st to 3rd floor from Class B1 offices to Class C3 residential. Addition of a new roof storey at 4th floor level and rear extension at 1st to 3rd floor (160 sq.m.) to create six studio flats and a two bedroom flat.

Received
24 January 2003
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Tower
  1. Received24 Jan
  2. Validated24 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Mar
  5. Decided8 May

Decided in 104 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 24-25 Great Tower Street, EC3. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 104 days, 4 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 152 applications across Tower.

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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Great Tower Street, 24/25

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 January 2003
Consultation expiry
18 March 2003
Target decision date
21 March 2003
Committee meeting
8 May 2003

Applicant and agent

Agent address
123 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 6QA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
4 March 2003
Advertisement expiry
18 March 2003
Site notice start
18 February 2003
Site notice end
11 March 2003

Additional information

Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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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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