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5 - 10 Great Tower Street London EC3R 5AA

24/00896/MDCSubmission of details (Planning)Permitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Submission of (a) Fully detailed design and layout drawings for the proposed SuDS components including but not limited to: attenuation systems, rainwater pipework, flow control devices, design for system exceedance, design for ongoing maintenance; surface water flow rates shall be restricted to no greater than 2 l/s from each outfall and from no more than two distinct outfalls, provision should be made for an attenuation volume capacity capable of achieving this, which should be no less than 90 m3; (b) Full details of measures to be taken to prevent flooding (of the site or caused by the site) during the course of the construction works; and (c) Evidence that Thames Water have been consulted and consider the proposed discharge rate to be satisfactory pursuant to condition 13 of planning permission 23/01254/FULMAJ dated 07/06/2024.

Received
20 August 2024
Decided
27 September 2024 · Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Billingsgate
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received20 Aug
  2. Validated20 Aug
  3. Consult.17 Sep
  4. Target15 Oct
  5. Decided27 Sep

Decided in 38 days (council typically 77)

11 weeks typical decision time in City of London100% of conditions applications approved

This is an application to discharge conditions at 5 - 10 Great Tower Street London EC3R 5AA. City of London has handled 1,774 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 38 days, 4 weeks quicker than City of London's median. The site is in the Eastcheap conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 23 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Billingsgate. We hold 458 applications in total for the EC3R postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
24/00896/MDC
Address
5 - 10 Great Tower Street London EC3R 5AA
Postcode
EC3R 5AA
Local Authority
City of London
Application Type
Submission of details (Planning)
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Billingsgate

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Attn: Theo Barker 100 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5NQ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
20 August 2024
Consultation Expiry
17 September 2024
Target Decision Date
15 October 2024
Date Decided
27 September 2024
Date Validated
20 August 2024
Date Submitted
20 August 2024
Consultation Start
27 August 2024
Consultation End
17 September 2024
Last Date for Comments
17 September 2024
Committee Meeting
27 September 2024
Permission Expires
27 September 2029

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13343689
Comments
3
Documents
6
Coordinates
51.510220, -0.082531
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: City of London

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Eastcheap
  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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