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1 Pepys Street, EC3

4691PFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 1 September 2000

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a 9 storey building, to provide 89 flats for temporary sleeping accommodation for periods of less than 90 consecutive nights and two basement levels for car parking as a variation to planning permission granted 8th June 2000 (Reg. Plan No. 4691N).

Received
7 July 2000
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Tower
  1. Received7 Jul
  2. Validated7 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target1 Sep
  5. Decided1 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 1 Pepys Street, EC3. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 3 weeks quicker than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 11 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 152 applications across Tower.

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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
89
Parish
Pepys Street, 1

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 July 2000
Consultation expiry
15 August 2000
Target decision date
1 September 2000
Committee meeting
1 September 2000

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
(Attention: Ben Lumley), 6A Middleton Place, Langham Street, London, W1P 7PF

Planning decision

Case officer
Rob Chipperfield
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
25 July 2000
Advertisement expiry
15 August 2000
Site notice start
12 July 2000
Site notice end
2 August 2000

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Fenchurch Street StationNext to 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

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2003
    4 Sep

    Creation of one studio apartment in lieu of residents' gym.

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission4691V
  2. 2003
    12 Jun

    Retention of 3 non-illuminated letting boards each measuring 1.2m high by 1.8m wide situated at a height…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent4691U
  3. 2000
    6 Sep

    Submission of details and particulars of materials; details of fenestration and entrances; treatment of…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions4691S
  4. 2000
    6 Sep

    Submission of details and particulars of materials; details of fenestration and entrances; treatment of…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions4691R
  5. 2000
    24 Jul

    Details of a programme of archaeological watching brief pursuant to condition 7 of planning permission dated…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions4691Q

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