5 Philpot Lane London EC3M 8AN

16/00838/ADVTAdvertisement ConsentApproved

Approved on 8 December 2016

Delegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Retention of i) externally illuminated tiled fascia panel measuring 2.8m (w) by 0.5m (h) with halo illuminated individual lettering located at a height of 2.7m above ground floor level ii) externally illuminated tiled fascia panel measuring 2.8m (w) by 0.5m (h) with individual vinyl lettering located 2.9m above ground floor level iii) one externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.6m (h) by 0.7m (w) located at varying heights of 2.9m above ground floor level.

Received: 18 August 2016
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Bridge And Bridge Without
Agent: The Fruitful Design Consultancy Ltd

ReceivedReceived18 Aug
ValidatedValidated7 Sep
Consult.Consultation9 Dec
TargetTarget Date2 Nov
DecidedDecided8 Dec

Decided in 92 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at 5 Philpot Lane London EC3M 8AN. City of London has handled 531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 112 days, 5 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Eastcheap conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Bridge And Bridge Without. We hold 546 applications in total for the EC3M postcode area.

93% of advertising 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: EC3M 8AN
Application type: Advertisement Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Philpot Lane, 5

Planning application dates

Date validated: 7 September 2016
Consultation expiry: 9 December 2016
Consultation start: 9 December 2016
Consultation end: 9 December 2016
Last date for comments: 9 December 2016
Target decision date: 2 November 2016
Committee meeting: 8 December 2016
Permission expires: 8 December 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent: The Fruitful Design Consultancy Ltd
Agent address: Attn: Mr Jonathan Orchard Unit 5, Chiltern House Waterside Chesham HP5 1PS

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-05417920
Documents: 18

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Eastcheap
Listed building: Grade II: 2 and 3, Philpot Lane Ec3On or next to this site · +2 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 (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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8 other applications at this property, newest first.

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