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

24/00511/MDCSubmission of details (Planning)Awaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Submission of details of the replacement main entrance to Mersey House, including entrance door; details of canopies; details of the curation of the windows on Fleet Street, together with a cultural strategy and details and; details of public realm and landscaping works pursuant to condition 6(C, D, K and L) of planning permission 22/00508/FULL dated 07/02/2023.

Received
17 May 2024
Decision due
12 July 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Castle Baynard
  1. Received17 May
  2. Validated17 May
  3. Consult.18 Jun
  4. Target12 Jul
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Daniel House And Mersey House (Former Daily Telegraph Building) 131 - 141 Fleet Street London EC4A 2BJ. City of London has handled 1,774 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 May 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. 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.

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Application details

Postcode
EC4A 2BJ
Application type
Submission of details (Planning)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 May 2024
Consultation expiry
18 June 2024
Consultation start
28 May 2024
Consultation end
18 June 2024
Last date for comments
18 June 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Attn: Mr Max Cartwright One Fitzroy 6 Mortimer Street London W1T 3JJ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13032521
Comments
0
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
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.

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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Associated applications

  1. 2024
    17 May

    Submission of details of the replacement main entrance to Mersey House, including entrance door; details of…

    This applicationPendingDischarge of conditions24/00511/MDC
  2. 2024
    17 May

    Submission of a full Signage strategy to include full details of design, location, fixing and lighting…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside24/00512/MDC

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    3 Feb

    Submission of details of public art to courtyard and western carriage way pursuant to condition 2 (part x) of…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00173/LDC
  2. 2025
    30 Oct

    Installation and display of (i) 1no. externally illuminated wrought iron 3D letter sign measuring 2310mm x…

    ApprovedApplication25/01448/ADVT
  3. 2025
    30 Oct

    Installation and display of (i) 1no. externally illuminated wrought iron 3D letter sign measuring 2310mm x…

    ApprovedListed building consent25/01449/LBC
  4. 2025
    21 Oct

    Submission of details of barrel vaulted roof to Mersey House pursuant to condition 2 (part AB) of planning…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/01451/LDC
  5. 2025
    21 Oct

    Submission of details of barrel vaulted roof to Mersey House pursuant to condition 6 (Part Q) of planning…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/01450/MDC
  6. 2025
    20 Oct

    Application under Section 19 of the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 to amend…

    ApprovedListed building consent25/01438/LBC

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