5 - 10 Great Tower Street London EC3R 5AA
Proposal
Removal of steps to primary ground floor entrance to create level access, replacement of ground floor doors, replacement of existing sash windows, formation of a roof terrace along with a new access at level 7 and installation of fixed furniture, aluminium rail balustrade and planting and external lighting for the roof terrace at level 7. Removal of existing generator and water cooling tower at Level 9 and replacement with an air source heat pump.
- Received
- 23 October 2020
- Decided
- 23 February 2021 · Approved
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- City of London Corporation
- Ward
- Billingsgate
- ReceivedSubmitted23 Oct
- ValidatedValidated23 Oct
- Consult.Consultation2 Dec
- TargetTarget Date18 Dec
- DecidedDecided23 Feb
Decided in 123 days (council typically 77)
This is a full planning application for window replacement at 5 - 10 Great Tower Street London EC3R 5AA. City of London has handled 1,142 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 69 days. This one was decided in 123 days, 8 weeks longer than City of London's median. The site is in 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 23 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Billingsgate. We hold 458 applications in total for the EC3R postcode area.
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- 202023 Oct
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Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
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Submission of an Access Management Plan pursuant to condition 36 of planning permission 23/01254/FULMAJ
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ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00707/MDC - 202519 May
Installation and display of 2 no. non illuminated awnings with signage measuring 2252mm wide by 1276mm high…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent25/00665/ADVT - 202512 May
Submission of discreet street lighting details pursuant to discharge of condition 26 of planning permission…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00626/MDC - 202510 Apr
Submission of a Local Training, Skills and Job Brokerage Strategy - End Use - pursuant to Schedule 3…
ApprovedPlanning Obligations25/00501/PODC - 202521 Feb
Submission of particulars and samples pursuant to partial discharge of condition 34(a) of planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00267/MDC - 202521 Feb
Submission of Air Quality Assessment and confirmation of flue height above roof level pursuant to discharge…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00268/MDC - 20259 Jan
Submission of a Highway Schedule of Condition Survey pursuant to Schedule 3, Paragraph 6.1 of the S106…
ApprovedPlanning Obligations25/00023/PODC - 20259 Jan
Submission of 'Be Seen' Monitoring spreadsheets pursuant to Schedule 3, Paragraph 9.1 of the S106 Agreement…
ApprovedPlanning Obligations25/00024/PODC - 202418 Oct
Submission of a detailed Circular Economy Statement pursuant to Condition 2 of planning permission…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/01120/MDC - 202411 Oct
Submission of an Ecological Management Plan pursuant to condition 08 of planning permission 23/01254/FULMAJ
PendingDischarge of conditions24/01094/MDC - 202411 Oct
Submission of details demonstrating minimum urban greening factor to discharge Condition 10 of planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/01095/MDC - 20246 Sep
Submission of a Climate Change Resilience Sustainability Statement pursuant to condition 6 of planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/00970/MDC - 202429 Aug
Submission of a Local Training, Skills and Job Brokerage Strategy (Construction) pursuant to Schedule 3…
ApprovedPlanning Obligations24/00954/PODC - 202429 Aug
Submission of a Local Procurement Strategy pursuant to Schedule 3, Paragraph 2.1 of the S106 Agreement dated…
ApprovedPlanning Obligations24/00953/PODC - 202420 Aug
Submission of (a) Fully detailed design and layout drawings for the proposed SuDS components including but…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/00896/MDC - 202415 Aug
Submission of details of water infrastructure; alternative back-up power and long-stay cycle parking pursuant…
PendingDischarge of conditions24/00876/MDC
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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 (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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