50-56 Great Sutton Street EC1V 0DF & 9-11 Northburgh Street London EC1V

P2023/2609/FULFull Planning ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 27 March 2024

Council decision: Approve with conditions and legal agreementPlanning committee

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Proposal

Alterations to existing building comprising the construction of a new fifth floor extension for office floorspace at 9 - 11 Northburgh Street, new external cladding and facades facing Great Sutton Street and Northburgh Street, replacement of roof coverings and all windows with double glazed units, [removal of two stair cores and replacement of passenger lifts; relocation of M&E central plant to the basement; comprehensive refurbishment of reception space,] improvements to external courtyard and amenity spaces, and associated refuse and cycle storage.

Received: 11 September 2023
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: London Borough of Islington
Ward: Bunhill

ReceivedReceived11 Sep
ValidatedValidated11 Sep
Consult.Consultation22 Oct
TargetTarget Date6 Nov
DecidedDecided27 Mar

Decided in 198 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 50-56 Great Sutton Street EC1V 0DF & 9-11 Northburgh Street London EC1V,. Islington has handled 1,802 applications of this type. This one was decided in 198 days, 20 weeks longer than Islington's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 0DF
Application type: Full Planning Application
Development type: Not Required
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 11 September 2023
Consultation expiry: 22 October 2023
Consultation end: 22 October 2023
Last date for comments: 1 December 2023
Target decision date: 6 November 2023
Committee meeting: 12 December 2023
Application expires: 1 December 2023
Permission expires: 27 March 2027

Planning decision

Statutory period: 81 days

Publicity

First advertised: 28 September 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: 12359207
UPRN: 5300037526
Documents: 57

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Hat and Feathers
Heritage at Risk Register: Hat and Feathers
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.

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Source: Islington

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