West Layton House 48-50 St John Street London EC1M 4DG
Withdrawn on 13 October 2023
Withdrawn - Applicant
Proposal
Proposed erection of a single storey roof extension with replacement roof plant, stair enclosure and terrace above, revised facade, ground and third floor infill extensions, rear extensions and terraces, enclosure of ground floor courtyard and associated works as part of refurbishment of existing office (Class E) building.
- Received
- 26 June 2023
- Decision level
- Withdrawn - Applicant
- Council
- London Borough of Islington
- Ward
- Bunhill
- ReceivedReceived26 Jun
- ValidatedValidated6 Jul
- Consult.Consultation12 Aug
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided13 Oct
Decided in 99 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at West Layton House 48-50 St John Street London EC1M 4DG. Islington has handled 1,802 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 109 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in a conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 160 applications across Bunhill. We hold 301 applications in total for the EC1M 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
- EC1M 4DG
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Development type
- Not Required
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 July 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 12 August 2023
- Consultation end
- 12 August 2023
- Last date for comments
- 12 August 2023
Publicity
- First advertised
- 13 July 2023
Additional information
- Documents
- 56
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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 (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
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202610 Sep
Approval of details pursuant to condition 13 (written scheme of investigation) o
PendingDischarge of conditionsP2026/2389/AOD - 20265 Aug
Non-Material Amendment following a grant of planning permission: P2024/3089/FUL
PendingNon-material amendmentP2026/2104/NMA - 201218 Oct
Installation of 1x external condenser unit mounted to the rear 3rd floor flat roof area.
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationP122309
Source: Islington
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