205 Ben Jonson House Barbican London EC2Y 8DL
Approved on 25 October 2023
Delegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Internal alterations comprising the retrofitting of kitchen and bathroom alongside other alterations to internal doorways and frames with associated works.
- Received
- 11 September 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- City of London Corporation
- Ward
- Cripplegate
- Agent
- Thomson Brothers London Ltd
- ReceivedReceived11 Sep
- ValidatedValidated11 Sep
- Consult.Consultation17 Oct
- TargetTarget Date6 Nov
- DecidedDecided25 Oct
Decided in 44 days (council typically 77)
About this application
This is a heritage application at 205 Ben Jonson House Barbican London EC2Y 8DL. City of London has handled 859 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 5 weeks quicker than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Cripplegate. We hold 387 applications in total for the EC2Y postcode area.
100% of heritage 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
- EC2Y 8DL
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 September 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 24 October 2023
- Consultation start
- 26 September 2023
- Consultation end
- 17 October 2023
- Last date for comments
- 24 October 2023
- Target decision date
- 6 November 2023
- Committee meeting
- 25 October 2023
- Permission expires
- 25 October 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Thomson Brothers London Ltd
- Agent address
- Attn: Mr Luke Thomson Top Floor 79 To 79 Long Lane London EC1A 9ET
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 3 October 2023
- Advertisement expiry
- 24 October 2023
- Site notice start
- 28 September 2023
- Site notice end
- 19 October 2023
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12444613
- Documents
- 13
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Barbican and Golden Lane
- Listed building: BarbicanOn or next to this site
- 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, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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