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160 Aldersgate Street London EC1A 4DD

14/00878/FULMAJFull Major ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 3 December 2014

Planning committee

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Proposal

Refurbishment and extension of the existing office building including (i) the construction of an additional storey (incorporating plant) (ii) reconstruction of the facade on Aldersgate Street (iii) provision of retail floorspace (Class A1) at ground floor level (84sq.m.) (iv) provision of roof terraces at 7th and 8th floor levels (v) installation of an additional access point at the rear of the building, and (vi) associated internal and external alterations (total increase in floorspace 1,913sq.m.).

Received
7 November 2014
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
116
Ward
Farringdon Within
  1. Received7 Nov
  2. Validated3 Sep
  3. Consult.3 Oct
  4. Target3 Dec
  5. Decided3 Dec

Decided in 91 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 160 Aldersgate Street London EC1A 4DD. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 91 days, 2 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 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 4DD
Application type
Full Major Application
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Aldersgate Street, 160

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 September 2014
Consultation expiry
14 October 2014
Consultation start
12 September 2014
Consultation end
3 October 2014
Neighbour consultation start
5 December 2014
Neighbour consultation end
6 October 2014
Last date for comments
14 October 2014
Target decision date
3 December 2014
Committee meeting
1 December 2014

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Attn: Mr Sam Hine 100 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5NQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
26 days

Publicity

Last advertised
23 September 2014
Advertisement expiry
14 October 2014
Site notice start
16 September 2014
Site notice end
7 October 2014

Appeal

Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Appeal Allowed

Additional information

Documents
162

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: SmithfieldPart of the site
  • 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, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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