20 Bowling Green Lane London EC1R 0BD
Approved on 3 July 2013
Council decision: Approve with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Alteration of existing roof profile by the addition of two dormer windows, roof terrace, photovoltaic panels and rooflights.
- Received
- 15 April 2013
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Islington
- Ward
- Clerkenwell
- ReceivedReceived15 Apr
- ValidatedValidated30 May
- Consult.Consultation20 Jun
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided3 Jul
Decided in 34 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 20 Bowling Green Lane London EC1R 0BD. Islington has handled 1,802 applications of this type. This one was decided in 79 days, 3 weeks longer than Islington's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 141 applications across Clerkenwell. We hold 716 applications in total for the EC1R postcode area.
90% of full applications at London Borough of Islington were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- EC1R 0BD
- Application type
- Full Planning (Householder)
- Development type
- Not Used
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 30 May 2013
- Consultation expiry
- 20 June 2013
- Consultation end
- 20 June 2013
- Last date for comments
- 27 June 2013
- Permission expires
- 3 July 2016
Publicity
- First advertised
- 6 June 2013
Additional information
- Documents
- 27
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Clerkenwell Green
- 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 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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20253 Oct
Installation of a new water storage tank at roof level to serve Flat 3 fire suppression system, together with…
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationP2025/2799/FUL - 20252 Jun
Construction of two Juliette balconies to the rear elevation of the third-floor level of the building…
ApprovedFull planning permissionP2025/1542/FUL - 202524 Mar
Replacement of two windows to front elevation of third floor flat with double glazed windows.
ApprovedFull planning permissionP2025/0235/FUL
Source: Islington
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