24 & 25-26 Lime Street London EC3
Approved on 25 August 2020
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Demolition of two existing buildings (with the exception of the front facade at levels 1-3 of no. 24 Lime Street) and erection of a new building comprising basement, ground and seven upper storeys for office use (Class B1) at all levels and retail use (Class A1-A3) at basement and ground floor levels. Creation of terraces, provision of cycle parking, refuse and recycling storage, ancillary plant and all associated works.
- Received
- 14 September 2018
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 9
- Council
- City of London Corporation
- Ward
- Langbourn
- ReceivedReceived14 Sep
- ValidatedValidated14 Sep
- Consult.Consultation25 Apr
- TargetTarget Date14 Dec
- DecidedDecided25 Aug
Decided in 711 days (council typically 77)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 24 & 25-26 Lime Street London EC3. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 711 days, 91 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Leadenhall Market conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Langbourn.
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
- Application type
- Full Major Application
- Scale / size
- Large
- Parish
- Lime St, 25/26
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 September 2018
- Consultation expiry
- 25 April 2019
- Consultation start
- 11 April 2019
- Consultation end
- 25 April 2019
- Last date for comments
- 25 April 2019
- Target decision date
- 14 December 2018
- Committee meeting
- 11 April 2019
- Permission expires
- 25 August 2023
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- Attn: Mrs Alice Lilly 100 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5NQ
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Alison Hayes
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 23 October 2018
- Advertisement expiry
- 13 November 2018
- Site notice start
- 25 October 2018
- Site notice end
- 15 November 2018
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-07075928
- Documents
- 103
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Leadenhall Market
- 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
1 other application at this property, newest first.
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