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1 Shaftesbury Place London EC2Y 8AA

23/01320/FULLFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 4 July 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Two storey extension to the existing office building at Ferroner's House.

Received
1 December 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
7
Ward
Aldersgate
Agent
Montagu Evans LLP
  1. Received1 Dec
  2. Validated27 Feb
  3. Consult.2 Apr
  4. Target23 Apr
  5. Decided4 Jul

Decided in 128 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 1 Shaftesbury Place London EC2Y 8AA. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 216 days, 20 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Aldersgate. We hold 387 applications in total for the EC2Y 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
EC2Y 8AA
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 February 2024
Consultation expiry
2 April 2024
Consultation start
5 March 2024
Consultation end
2 April 2024
Neighbour consultation start
11 March 2024
Neighbour consultation end
1 April 2024
Last date for comments
2 April 2024
Target decision date
23 April 2024
Committee meeting
4 July 2024
Permission expires
4 July 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
Montagu Evans LLP
Agent address
Attn: Peter Bovill 70 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8BE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 March 2024
Advertisement expiry
2 April 2024
Site notice start
7 March 2024
Site notice end
28 March 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12525063
Documents
26

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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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