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Smithfield House 1 Cloth Court London

23/01287/FULLFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 11 June 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed Change of Use of upper floors from Office (Class E) to x4 Holiday Lets (Class C1), fourth floor mansard roof extension, external alterations and associated works.

Received
22 November 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
Farringdon Within
Agent
GLA Architecture and Design Ltd.
  1. Received22 Nov
  2. Validated22 Nov
  3. Consult.2 Jan
  4. Target17 Jan
  5. Decided11 Jun

Decided in 202 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Smithfield House 1 Cloth Court London. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 202 days, 18 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Abbey and Barking Town Centre conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 107 applications across Farringdon Within. We hold 438 applications in total for the EC1A 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
EC1A 9EJ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 November 2023
Consultation expiry
25 March 2024
Consultation start
5 December 2023
Consultation end
2 January 2024
Neighbour consultation start
4 March 2024
Neighbour consultation end
25 March 2024
Last date for comments
25 March 2024
Target decision date
17 January 2024
Committee meeting
11 June 2024
Decision issued
12 June 2024
Permission expires
12 June 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
GLA Architecture and Design Ltd.
Architect profile
GLA ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN LIMITED
Agent address
Attn: Mr George Athanasi Southgate Office Village Block E 286A Chase Road N14 6HF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 December 2023
Advertisement expiry
9 January 2024
Site notice start
7 December 2023
Site notice end
28 December 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12608844
Documents
33

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    6 Jan

    Application for non-material amendment under S96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to…

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment25/00012/NMA
  2. 2023
    22 Nov

    Proposed Change of Use of upper floors from Office (Class E) to x4 Holiday Lets (Class C1), fourth floor…

    This applicationApprovedFull23/01287/FULL

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