7 Pepys Street London EC3N 4AF

18/01270/FULLFull Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 3 December 2019

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Formation of new external stairs and landing leading to the ground floor lift lobby on the Crutched Friars elevation.

Received: 29 November 2018
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 2
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Tower
Agent: MORRISON DESIGN

ReceivedReceived29 Nov
ValidatedValidated29 Nov
Consult.Consultation28 Dec
TargetTarget Date24 Jan
DecidedDecided3 Dec

Decided in 369 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 7 Pepys Street London EC3N 4AF. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 369 days, 42 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 152 applications across Tower. We hold 461 applications in total for the EC3N 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: EC3N 4AF
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Pepys Street, Mariner House

Planning application dates

Date validated: 29 November 2018
Consultation expiry: 13 September 2019
Consultation start: 7 December 2018
Consultation end: 28 December 2018
Neighbour consultation start: 23 August 2019
Neighbour consultation end: 13 September 2019
Last date for comments: 13 September 2019
Target decision date: 24 January 2019
Committee meeting: 3 December 2019
Permission expires: 3 December 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent: MORRISON DESIGN
Architect profile: MORRISON DESIGN LIMITED
Agent address: Attn: Mr Imants Lacs St Alkmunds House 103 Belper Road Derby DE1 3ES

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 18 December 2018
Advertisement expiry: 8 January 2019
Site notice start: 19 December 2018
Site notice end: 9 January 2019

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-07425007
Documents: 32

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Trinity SquarePart of the site · +1 more
Listed building: Grade II: 43 and 44, Crutched Friars 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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Source: City of London

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