Daniel House And Mersey House (Former Daily Telegraph Building) 131 - 141 Fleet Street London EC4A 2BJ

23/01027/LDCSubmission of details (LBC/CAC)Approved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 24 April 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Submission of details in relation to parts: a (particulars and samples of all external materials); b (details of the proposed new internal and external elevations including details of new fenestration and entrances at all levels); c (details of soffits, handrails and balustrades); d (details of all alterations to the existing facades); h (details of handrails and balustrades); j (details of plant and ductwork); and k (details of ventilation and air-conditioning) of Condition 2 of listed building consent 22/00498/LBC dated 7 February 2023.

Received: 20 September 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Castle Baynard
Agent: Gerald Eve LLP

ReceivedReceived20 Sep
ValidatedValidated28 Sep
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date23 Nov
DecidedDecided24 Apr

Decided in 209 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a heritage application at Daniel House And Mersey House (Former Daily Telegraph Building) 131 - 141 Fleet Street London EC4A 2BJ. City of London has handled 859 applications of this type. This one was decided in 217 days, 20 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Fleet Street conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 120 applications across Castle Baynard. We hold 151 applications in total for the EC4A 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: EC4A 2BJ
Application type: Submission of details (LBC/CAC)
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 September 2023
Target decision date: 23 November 2023
Committee meeting: 24 April 2024
Permission expires: 24 April 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent: Gerald Eve LLP
Agent address: Attn: Mr Max Cartwright One Fitzroy 6 Mortimer Street W1T 3JJ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12469848
Comments: 0
Documents: 22

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Fleet StreetPart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: Mersey HouseOn this site · +3 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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Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

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