The Observatory, 36-41, Clerkenwell Close, Islington, London, EC1R 0AU
Proposal
Approval of details pursuant of condition 4 (noise) re; planning permission reference P061896 dated 270October 2006.
- Received
- 14 December 2006
- Decided
- 31 January 2007 · Withdrawn
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Islington
- Ward
- Clerkenwell
- ReceivedSubmitted14 Dec
- ValidatedValidated14 Dec
- Consult.Consultation18 Dec
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided31 Jan
Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)
This is an application to discharge conditions at The Observatory, 36-41, Clerkenwell Close, Islington, London, EC1R 0AU. Islington has handled 853 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 80 days. This one was decided in 48 days, 5 weeks quicker than Islington's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 145 applications across Clerkenwell. We hold 706 applications in total for the EC1R postcode area.
Application Details
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Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
Source: Islington
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Clerkenwell Green
- Listed building: Grade II: Bollard Circa 3 Metres From Clerkenwell CloseOn or next to this site · +2 more
- 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 (19)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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