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Corn Exchange, 55 Mark Lane, EC3

4990SFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 9 June 2000

Delegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Installation of four new air-conditioning units

Received
5 May 2000
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Tower
  1. Received5 May
  2. Validated5 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target30 Jun
  5. Decided9 Jun

Decided in 35 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Corn Exchange, 55 Mark Lane, EC3. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 6 weeks quicker than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 5 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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
Small
Parish
Mark Lane, 53/56

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 May 2000
Consultation expiry
30 May 2000
Target decision date
30 June 2000
Committee meeting
9 June 2000

Applicant and agent

Agent address
26-34 Emerald Street, London, WC1N 3QA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
16 May 2000
Advertisement expiry
30 May 2000
Site notice start
9 May 2000
Site notice end
30 May 2000

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.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2003
    14 Jul

    Installation of two air condenser units on the roof.

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission4990W

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