1-10 Bishops Square London E1 6DU
Approved on 6 September 2024
Delegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Alteration including demolition and vertical extension (two-storey/ 8.35m extension to the top height) of the existing office and retail building to provide office use (Class E(g)(i)), flexible commercial use (Class E, drinking establishments and hot food takeaways), a community hub (Class F2), affordable workspace (Class E) cycle parking, servicing, refuse and plant areas, public realm improvements and other associated works incidental to the development. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment. | 1-10 Bishops Square, London, E1 6DU
- Received
- 9 August 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of London Corporation
- Ward
- Bishopsgate
- ReceivedReceived9 Aug
- ValidatedValidated9 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date30 Aug
- DecidedDecided6 Sep
Decided in 28 days
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at 1-10 Bishops Square London E1 6DU. City of London has handled 6,632 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 7 weeks quicker than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Elder Street conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 92 applications across Bishopsgate. We hold 2,489 applications in total for the E1 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- E1 6DU
- Application type
- Observations from other Boroughs
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 August 2024
- Target decision date
- 30 August 2024
- Committee meeting
- 6 September 2024
- Permission expires
- 6 September 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Attn: Catarina Cheung Tower Hamlets Council Town Hall 160 Whitechapel Road London E1 1BJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 21 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Elder Street
- 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 (18)
flood storage areas, green belt, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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