1 New Change London EC4M 9AF

23/01404/FULLFull Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 6 March 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of use of unit MSU02A (in part) on ground floor, and change of use of units MSU02B, SU52, SU53, SU54, SU55, SU56 and SU57 on lower ground floor from Class E Use to a Competitive Socialising Use (Sui Generis); installation of doors on ground floor, and removal of door sets on lower ground floor and replacement with glazing, and associated works.

Received: 21 December 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 4
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Bread Street
Agent: Gerald Eve LLP

ReceivedReceived21 Dec
ValidatedValidated21 Dec
Consult.Consultation26 Jan
TargetTarget Date15 Feb
DecidedDecided6 Mar

Decided in 76 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 1 New Change London EC4M 9AF. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 76 days. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Bread Street. We hold 129 applications in total for the EC4M postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode: EC4M 9AF
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 21 December 2023
Consultation expiry: 6 February 2024
Consultation start: 5 January 2024
Consultation end: 26 January 2024
Neighbour consultation start: 10 January 2024
Neighbour consultation end: 31 January 2024
Last date for comments: 6 February 2024
Target decision date: 15 February 2024
Committee meeting: 5 March 2024
Permission expires: 6 March 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent: Gerald Eve LLP
Agent address: Attn: Miss Nicola Miller One Fitzroy 6 Mortimer Street London W1T 3JJ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 16 January 2024
Advertisement expiry: 6 February 2024
Site notice start: 11 January 2024
Site notice end: 1 February 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12679461
Documents: 21

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Bow LanePart of the site · +1 more
Listed building: Grade I: Tower of Former Church of St AugustineOn 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, 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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Associated applications

2025
17 Jan
Submission of Scheme of Protective Works pursuant to discharge of condition 4 of planning permission…
WithdrawnDischarge of conditions25/00052/MDC
2023
21 Dec
Change of use of unit MSU02A (in part) on ground floor, and change of use of units MSU02B, SU52, SU53, SU54…
This applicationApprovedFull23/01404/FULL

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: City of London

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