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281 Cromwell Tower, Barbican, EC2

4740MFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 22 June 2001

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Glazing-in of north facing balcony of existing flat

Received
8 May 2001
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Cripplegate
  1. Received8 May
  2. Validated8 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target3 Jul
  5. Decided22 Jun

Decided in 45 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for window replacement at 281 Cromwell Tower, Barbican, EC2. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 5 weeks quicker than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Cripplegate.

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
Small
Parish
Barbican

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 May 2001
Consultation expiry
5 June 2001
Target decision date
3 July 2001
Committee meeting
22 June 2001

Applicant and agent

Agent address
16-20 Dereham Place, London, EC2A 3HJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
22 May 2001
Advertisement expiry
5 June 2001
Site notice start
10 May 2001
Site notice end
31 May 2001

Additional information

Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Barbican and Golden Lane
  • Listed building: BarbicanOn or next to this site
  • Registered park and garden: The Barbican
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, 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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© 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 2026-11-03. 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.

Source: City of London

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