Friary Court 65 Crutched Friars London EC3N 2AE

22/00882/FULMAJFull Major ApplicationApproved

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Approved on 27 June 2023

Planning committee

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Proposal

Demolition of existing building and redevelopment of the site for a new building comprising basement, ground plus 20 upper floors (+74.9m AOD) for purpose built student accommodation (769 rooms) and associated amenity space (Sui Generis); Museum use at part ground, first and second floor levels (Use Class F1(c))(+3101sq.m GIA); hard and soft landscaping; ancillary plant and servicing; and associated works.

Received: 15 September 2022
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 70
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Tower

ReceivedReceived15 Sep
ValidatedValidated4 Oct
Consult.Consultation3 Jan
TargetTarget Date3 Jan
DecidedDecided27 Jun

Decided in 266 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Friary Court 65 Crutched Friars London EC3N 2AE. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 285 days, 30 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 48 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 2AE
Application type: Full Major Application
Scale / size: Large

Planning application dates

Date validated: 4 October 2022
Consultation expiry: 3 January 2023
Consultation start: 6 December 2022
Consultation end: 3 January 2023
Neighbour consultation start: 10 February 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 27 December 2022
Last date for comments: 3 January 2023
Target decision date: 3 January 2023
Committee meeting: 21 February 2023
Permission expires: 27 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent address: Attn: Emily Cochrane 100 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5NQ

Planning decision

Case officer: Amy Williams
Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 13 December 2022
Advertisement expiry: 3 January 2023
Site notice start: 8 December 2022
Site notice end: 29 December 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-11531436
Documents: 247

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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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