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128 Whitecross Street, London, EC1Y 8PU

P2023/1952/FULFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 29 August 2023

Council decision: Refusal of permissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a third floor level with a new mansard roof above, erection of first and second floor level rear extensions and creation of outdoor terraces at first and second floor level rear in association with the existing residential unit.

Received
5 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bunhill
  1. Received5 Jul
  2. Validated5 Jul
  3. Consult.13 Aug
  4. Target30 Aug
  5. Decided29 Aug

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 128 Whitecross Street, London, EC1Y 8PU. Islington has handled 1,802 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 160 applications across Bunhill. We hold 398 applications in total for the EC1Y 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
EC1Y 8PU
Application type
Full Planning Application
Development type
Not Required
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 July 2023
Consultation expiry
13 August 2023
Consultation end
13 August 2023
Last date for comments
13 August 2023
Target decision date
30 August 2023
Application expires
13 August 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

First advertised
20 July 2023

Appeal

Appeal type
Written Representations
Appeal date
30 October 2023
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed
Appeal decision date
2 April 2024

Appeal history

3332236
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 2 April 2024Dev Type: Other minor developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
12271122
UPRN
5300097593
Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: St Luke's
  • Heritage at Risk Register: St Lukes
  • 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    15 Jun

    Sui generous shop & residential flat above

    PendingCertificate of Lawfulness (Existing)P2023/1723/COL

Source: Islington

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