130 Old Street, London, EC1V 9BD

P2021/0039/FULFull Planning ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 24 May 2021

Council decision: Approve with conditions and legal agreementPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Erection of a two storey roof level extension and six storey infill extension to the existing building to create 1,353 sqm GIA of additional office, flexible commercial and showroom floorspace (Class E/Class F.1/sui generis), comprehensive refurbishment of the main façade, and provision of roof terraces, bin and cycle storage

Received: 4 January 2021
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: London Borough of Islington
Ward: Bunhill

ReceivedReceived4 Jan
ValidatedValidated4 Jan
Consult.Consultation14 Feb
TargetTarget Date5 Apr
DecidedDecided24 May

Decided in 140 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 130 Old Street, London, EC1V 9BD. Islington has handled 1,802 applications of this type. This one was decided in 140 days, 12 weeks longer than Islington's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 12 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 160 applications across Bunhill. We hold 1,024 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 9BD
Application type: Full Planning Application
Development type: Not Required
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 4 January 2021
Consultation expiry: 14 February 2021
Consultation end: 14 February 2021
Last date for comments: 14 February 2021
Target decision date: 5 April 2021
Committee meeting: 24 May 2021
Application expires: 14 February 2021
Permission expires: 25 February 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

First advertised: 21 January 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: 9337999
UPRN: 10091004095
Documents: 72

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Brownfield land register: Redbrick Estate, 163, 169 - 173 Old StreetRegister site at or near this address
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, 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 and heritage coasts.

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Source: Islington

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