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42 Charterhouse Square, EC1

4967CFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 26 February 2001

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Removal of part of roof, installation of rooflights at Flat 6.

Received
5 December 2000
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Farringdon Without
  1. Received5 Dec
  2. Validated5 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target30 Jan
  5. Decided26 Feb

Decided in 83 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 42 Charterhouse Square, EC1. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 83 days, 6 days longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Charterhouse Square conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 89 applications across Farringdon Without.

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
Charterhouse Square, 41/43

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 December 2000
Consultation expiry
9 January 2001
Target decision date
30 January 2001
Committee meeting
26 February 2001

Applicant and agent

Agent address
c/o Paul O'Neill, 2-5 Benjamin Street, London, EC1M 5QL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
19 December 2000
Advertisement expiry
9 January 2001
Site notice start
12 December 2000
Site notice end
2 January 2001

Additional information

Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Charterhouse Square
  • 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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