224-232 St John Street, London, EC1V 4QR
Refused on 3 March 2021
Council decision: Refusal of permissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Proposed infill extensions to the existing building at first, second and third floors, creation of fourth and fifth floors, creation of external terraces at fourth and fifth floors, erection of acoustic screening for external plant area to the new fifth floor level, refurbishment and recladding of the existing building and associated works.
- Received
- 14 December 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Islington
- Ward
- Bunhill
- ReceivedReceived14 Dec
- ValidatedValidated6 Jan
- Consult.Consultation21 Feb
- TargetTarget Date3 Mar
- DecidedDecided3 Mar
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at 224-232 St John Street, London, EC1V 4QR. 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 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 160 applications across Bunhill. We hold 1,026 applications in total for the EC1V 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
- EC1V 4QR
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Development type
- Not Required
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 January 2021
- Consultation expiry
- 21 February 2021
- Consultation end
- 21 February 2021
- Last date for comments
- 21 February 2021
- Target decision date
- 3 March 2021
- Application expires
- 21 February 2021
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- First advertised
- 28 January 2021
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- 9249341
- UPRN
- 5300084830
- Documents
- 57
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Clerkenwell Green
- Listed building: Grade II: The Peasant (Formerly the George and Dragon) Public House and 238On or next to this site
- 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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Planning history at this site
9 other applications at this property, newest first.
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Comment IssuedDischarge of conditionsP2025/1549/AOD - 202529 May
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Comment IssuedDischarge of conditionsP2025/1550/AOD - 202522 May
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Comment IssuedDischarge of conditionsP2025/1491/AOD - 202522 May
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Comment IssuedDischarge of conditionsP2025/1486/AOD - 202522 May
Approval of Details Pursuant to Condition 6 (Roof Terrace Management) of Planning permission reference…
Comment IssuedDischarge of conditionsP2025/1483/AOD - 202520 May
Approval of Details Pursuant to Condition 3 (External Materials) of Planning Permission Reference…
Comment IssuedDischarge of conditionsP2025/1456/AOD
Source: Islington
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