Fountain House 130 Fenchurch Street London EC3M 5DJ

16/00809/FULMAJFull Major ApplicationApproved

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Approved on 29 March 2019

Delegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing building and erection of a building over two basement levels, ground, mezzanine and 18 upper storeys and a triple height plant storey [106.35m AOD] for uses comprising office (Class B1) [45,128sq.m GEA], retail (Class A1) and flexible retail space (Class A1/A3) [486sq.m GEA] with associated cycle parking, servicing, storage and plant. [Total 45,614sq.m GEA]

Received: 3 August 2016
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 14
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Langbourn

ReceivedReceived3 Aug
ValidatedValidated8 Aug
Consult.Consultation25 Apr
TargetTarget Date7 Nov
DecidedDecided29 Mar

Decided in 963 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Fountain House 130 Fenchurch Street London EC3M 5DJ. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Langbourn. We hold 546 applications in total for the EC3M postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode: EC3M 5DJ
Application type: Full Major Application
Scale / size: Large
Parish: Fenchurch Street, 125/135

Planning application dates

Date validated: 8 August 2016
Consultation expiry: 25 April 2017
Consultation start: 28 March 2017
Consultation end: 25 April 2017
Neighbour consultation start: 1 April 2019
Neighbour consultation end: 18 April 2017
Last date for comments: 25 April 2017
Target decision date: 7 November 2016
Committee meeting: 4 May 2017
Permission expires: 29 March 2024

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent address: Attn: Miss Laura Jenkinson 65 Gresham Street London EC2V 7NQ

Planning decision

Case officer: Tony Newman
Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 23 August 2016
Advertisement expiry: 13 September 2016
Site notice start: 24 August 2016
Site notice end: 14 September 2016

Additional information

Documents: 98

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Leadenhall MarketNext to the site
Listed building: Grade II: 37-39, Lime StreetOn or next to this 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 (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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Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: City of London

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