1 Great St Helen's London EC3A 6AP
Withdrawn on 17 June 2025
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Temporary installation of a sculpture for a period of up to 24 months, as part of the 14th edition of Sculpture in the City, to be taken down on or before 5 July 2027: Fraxinus Excelsior by Athena Papadopoulos.
- Received
- 14 May 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- City of London Corporation
- Ward
- Lime Street
- ReceivedReceived14 May
- ValidatedValidated14 May
- Consult.Consultation7 Jul
- TargetTarget Date9 Jul
- DecidedDecided17 Jun
Decided in 34 days (council typically 77)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 1 Great St Helen's London EC3A 6AP. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 34 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Lime Street. We hold 292 applications in total for the EC3A 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
- EC3A 6AP
- Application type
- Full - Corporation's Own Application R3
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 May 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 8 July 2025
- Consultation start
- 9 June 2025
- Consultation end
- 7 July 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 10 June 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 1 July 2025
- Last date for comments
- 8 July 2025
- Target decision date
- 9 July 2025
- Permission expires
- 17 June 2028
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Ryan Pinkett
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 17 June 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 8 July 2025
- Site notice start
- 12 June 2025
- Site notice end
- 3 July 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14018433
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: St Helen's PlacePart of the 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 (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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Planning history at this site
8 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20269 Jun
Installation of replacement ventilation and condenser plant, including associated ductwork and servicing…
PendingFull Planning Permission26/00839/FULL - 202514 Feb
Non-material amendment under Section 96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for…
ApprovedNon-material amendment25/00238/NMA - 202516 Jan
Submission of plant mounting details pursuant to Condition 8 of planning permission 21/01067/FULL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00047/MDC - 202318 May
Submission of a 'Noise, Vibration and Dust Mitigation Scheme (Construction Phase)' pursuant to Condition 4 of…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions23/00538/MDC - 202331 Mar
Submission of a Deconstruction Logistics Plan pursuant to Conditions 2 of planning permission dated…
PendingDischarge of conditions23/00341/MDC - 201826 Sep
Details of method of cleaning of new facade and integration of cleaning equipment pursuant to Condition 3(a)…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions18/01009/MDC - 20178 Jun
Application under S73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to delete condition 2 and vary…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)17/00582/FULL - 200017 Oct
Installation of six condensers in a basement lightwell on the south side of the building
ApprovedFull Planning Permission4585Z
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