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34-37 Bartholomew Close, EC1

2034/1KFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 17 August 2001

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of basement, ground to second floors from offices (B1) to doctor's surgery (D1) with external alterations, roof extension and disabled access ramp.

Received
11 July 2000
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Farringdon Without
  1. Received11 Jul
  2. Validated25 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target19 Sep
  5. Decided17 Aug

Decided in 388 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 34-37 Bartholomew Close, EC1. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 402 days, 46 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Smithfield conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 89 applications across Farringdon Without.

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 Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bartholomew Close, 34/38

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 July 2000
Consultation expiry
22 August 2000
Target decision date
19 September 2000
Committee meeting
17 August 2001

Applicant and agent

Agent address
(f.a.o. T Sheridan), 38 Westerfield Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 2UT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
8 August 2000
Advertisement expiry
22 August 2000
Site notice start
27 July 2000
Site notice end
17 August 2000

Additional information

Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Smithfield
  • 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 (21)

flood storage 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    12 Jul

    Pollard and pruning works to a London Plane Tree

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area23/00738/TCA

Source: City of London

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