38 - 41 Furnival Street London EC4A 1JQ And 31 - 33 High Holborn WC1V 6AX
Proposal
Change of use of existing deep level tunnels (Sui Generis) to visitor and cultural attraction (Use Class F1(b)(c)), including bar (Sui Generis); demolition and reconstruction of existing building at 38-39 Furnival Street; redevelopment of 40-41 Furnival Street, for the principal visitor attraction pedestrian entrance at ground floor, with ancillary retail at first and second floor levels and ancillary offices at third and fourth levels, excavation of additional basement levels at 40-41 Furnival Street and 38-39 Furnival Street, and widening of lift shaft at 38-39 Furnival Street; creation of new, pedestrian entrance at 31-33 High Holborn, to provide secondary visitor attraction entrance (including principal bar entrance), deepening of lift shaft at 31-33 High Holborn; provision of ancillary cycle parking, substation, servicing and plant, and other associated works (Duplicate application submitted to the London Borough of Camden as the site area extends across the borough boundary). Re-consultation: Due to amended details
- Received
- 1 December 2023
- Decision due
- 18 March 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 90
- Council
- City of London Corporation
- Ward
- Farringdon Without
- Agent
- Montagu Evans LLP
- ReceivedReceived1 Dec
- ValidatedValidated18 Dec
- Consult.Consultation13 Mar
- TargetTarget Date18 Mar
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 38 - 41 Furnival Street London EC4A 1JQ And 31 - 33 High Holborn WC1V 6AX. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 1 December 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Chancery Lane conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 89 applications across Farringdon Without. We hold 151 applications in total for the EC4A 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
- EC4A 1JQ
- Application type
- Full Major Application
- Scale / size
- Large
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 December 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 7 May 2024
- Consultation start
- 20 December 2023
- Consultation end
- 13 March 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 28 May 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 7 May 2024
- Last date for comments
- 7 May 2024
- Committee meeting
- 11 June 2024
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Montagu Evans LLP
- Agent address
- Attn: Peter Bovill 70 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8BE
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Anastasia Tampouridou
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 16 January 2024
- Advertisement expiry
- 6 February 2024
- Site notice start
- 18 April 2024
- Site notice end
- 2 May 2024
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12583903
- Documents
- 192
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Chancery Lane
- 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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