4 Paper Buildings King's Bench Walk London EC4Y 7EX
Approved on 5 September 2025
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Installation of replacement boiler in the pavement Vaults of 4 Paper Buildings, and associated intake and discharge flue over the adjacent semi-circular Gardens' wall.
- Received
- 23 May 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- City of London Corporation
- Ward
- Farringdon Without
- ReceivedReceived23 May
- ValidatedValidated23 May
- Consult.Consultation16 Jul
- TargetTarget Date18 Jul
- DecidedDecided5 Sep
Decided in 105 days (council typically 77)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 4 Paper Buildings King's Bench Walk London EC4Y 7EX. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 105 days, 4 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Temples conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 89 applications across Farringdon Without. We hold 167 applications in total for the EC4Y 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
- EC4Y 7EX
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 May 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 24 July 2025
- Consultation start
- 18 June 2025
- Consultation end
- 16 July 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 25 June 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 23 July 2025
- Last date for comments
- 24 July 2025
- Target decision date
- 18 July 2025
- Committee meeting
- 5 September 2025
- Permission expires
- 5 September 2028
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Nicholas Hill Thompson
- Agent address
- Attn: Mr Nicholas Thompson 8 Palewell Park London SW14 8JG
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 1 July 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 22 July 2025
- Site notice start
- 3 July 2025
- Site notice end
- 24 July 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13978575
- Documents
- 15
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Temples+2 more
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 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
1 other application at this property, newest first.
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