Colt Technology, Colt House, 20 Great Eastern Street, Hackney, London, EC2A 3EH
Proposal
Conversion of two glazed sections into fire escape exits. Doors to be secured and only used in emergency situations. Installation of exterior ramps for level access from building.
- Received
- 7 June 2017
- Decided
- 9 August 2017 · Granted - Extra Conditions
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Hackney
- Ward
- Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward
- ReceivedReceived7 Jun
- ValidatedValidated20 Jun
- Consult.Consultation9 Aug
- TargetTarget Date26 Jul
- DecidedDecided9 Aug
Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application at Colt Technology, Colt House, 20 Great Eastern Street, Hackney, London, EC2A 3EH. Hackney has handled 2,737 applications of this type and approves 80% of them, typically deciding them in 77 days. This one was decided in 63 days, 2 weeks quicker than Hackney's median. The site is in the South Shoreditch conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 156 applications across Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward. We hold 1,202 applications in total for the EC2A postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: South Shoreditch
- Article 4 direction: A4D Non-residential to residential+2 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: 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.
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