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55 Mark Lane London EC3R 7NE

15/01182/FULLFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 5 January 2016

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Installation of an intake louvre and exhaust louvre on level 2 of the eastern elevation.

Received
11 November 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Tower
  1. Received11 Nov
  2. Validated11 Nov
  3. Consult.3 Dec
  4. Target6 Jan
  5. Decided5 Jan

Decided in 55 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 55 Mark Lane London EC3R 7NE. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 3 weeks quicker than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 152 applications across Tower. We hold 471 applications in total for the EC3R 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
EC3R 7NE
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Mark Lane, 53/56

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 November 2015
Consultation expiry
17 December 2015
Consultation start
19 November 2015
Consultation end
3 December 2015
Last date for comments
17 December 2015
Target decision date
6 January 2016
Committee meeting
5 January 2016
Permission expires
5 January 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent
Savills
Agent address
Attn; Mr John Watson Finsbury Circus House 15 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
26 November 2015
Site notice end
17 December 2015

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-04618500
Documents
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    20 Oct

    Submission of Construction Logistics Plan pursuant to condition 2 and 8 of planning permission 26/00936/FULL

    PendingApplication26/01482/MDC
  2. 2026
    27 Jul

    Installation of new air condenser units and new railing at the south east part of the flat roof and…

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission26/01052/FULL
  3. 2026
    27 Jul

    Application under S73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to allow variation of condition…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/01051/FULL
  4. 2026
    1 Jul

    Refurishment of the entrance and principal elevation, with introduction of a new cafe use (Use Class E) in…

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission26/00936/FULL
  5. 2019
    2 Jul

    Installation and display of one non-illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.5m high by 0.5m wide by 0.05m…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent19/00678/ADVT
  6. 2015
    1 May

    Installation and display of: (i) one internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.860m high x 2.065m wide…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent15/00436/ADVT

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