51 Eastcheap London EC3M 1JA

17/01221/FULLFull Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 15 March 2018

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of use at part ground floor from office (Class B1) use to retail (Class A1) use to create a shop unit; new plant enclosure at roof level and creation of roof terrace and associated balustrade; making good of exterior elevations and stonework; replacement fenestration; rationalisation of the existing atrium opening at roof level and installation of a covering; alterations to main office entrance on Eastcheap; the provision of basement cycle parking; removal of car lift and creation of new lift and stair core to basement and other associated works (Total Uplift 174sq.m GEA).

Received: 1 December 2017
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 5
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Billingsgate
Agent: Gerald Eve LLP

ReceivedReceived1 Dec
ValidatedValidated1 Dec
Consult.Consultation12 Apr
TargetTarget Date26 Jan
DecidedDecided15 Mar

Decided in 104 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 51 Eastcheap London EC3M 1JA. 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 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 13 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Billingsgate. We hold 546 applications in total for the EC3M 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: EC3M 1JA
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Eastcheap, 51

Planning application dates

Date validated: 1 December 2017
Consultation expiry: 12 April 2018
Consultation start: 15 March 2018
Consultation end: 12 April 2018
Neighbour consultation start: 7 December 2017
Neighbour consultation end: 28 December 2017
Last date for comments: 12 April 2018
Target decision date: 26 January 2018
Committee meeting: 15 March 2018
Permission expires: 15 March 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent: Gerald Eve LLP
Agent address: Attn: Mr Jeremy Randall 72 Welbeck Street London W1G 0AY

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 19 December 2017
Advertisement expiry: 9 January 2018
Site notice start: 13 December 2017
Site notice end: 3 January 2018

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-06562703
Documents: 73

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: EastcheapNext to the site
Listed building: Grade II: 43, Eastcheap Ec3On or next to this site · +1 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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