21 Moorfields, London, EC1M
Approved on 15 June 2017
Council decision: Observations to adjoining borough - commentsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Observations to City of London in connection with a request for a Scoping Opinion for the contruction of an office building above the existing Moorgate Underground Station and Crossrail Ticket Hall. The building would be four storeys tall on the west wrapping round a public square and rising to 14 storeys (85m AOD) on the east of the site. It would provide approximately 65,000sq.m GEA of floorspace including the public square and public retail/bar use at podium (City Highwalk)level.
- Received
- 7 June 2017
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Islington
- ReceivedReceived7 Jun
- ValidatedValidated12 Jun
- Consult.Consultation26 Jun
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided15 Jun
Decided in 3 days
About this application
This is a planning application at 21 Moorfields, London, EC1M. Islington has handled 8,873 applications of this type. This one was decided in 8 days, 7 weeks quicker than Islington's typical decision time. The site is in 8 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address.
Application details
- Application type
- Observations to Adjoining Borough
- Development type
- Not Used
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 June 2017
- Consultation expiry
- 26 June 2017
- Consultation end
- 26 June 2017
- Last date for comments
- 26 June 2017
- Permission expires
- 15 June 2020
Publicity
- First advertised
- 12 June 2017
Additional information
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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, conservation areas, 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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Islington
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