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John Vane Science Centre, St Bartholomews Hospital Medical College, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ

P2026/0248/FULFull Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 26 March 2026

Council decision: Approve with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Removal of existing brick storage structure and erection of ancillary ‘goods-in’ storage unit, air source heat pump, gas storage cages and associated works in the rear service yard

Received
2 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bunhill
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Mar
  5. Decided26 Mar

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at John Vane Science Centre, St Bartholomews Hospital Medical College, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ. Islington has handled 1,802 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Islington's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications 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 6BQ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 February 2026
Target decision date
29 March 2026
Application expires
27 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14604778
UPRN
10091005829
Documents
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

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

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    10 Dec

    Installation of air handling units and associated plant/equipment and works at roof level

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationP2025/3469/FUL
  2. 2025
    6 Nov

    Approval of details pursuant to Condition 5 (Written Code for the Management of Noise) of Planning Permission…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP2025/3157/AOD
  3. 2025
    15 Jul

    JVSC Generator - Condition 6 (Biodiversity)

    Comment IssuedDischarge of conditionsP2025/2022/AOD
  4. 2025
    18 Jun

    Approval of details pursuant to Condition 7 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of Planning…

    Comment IssuedDischarge of conditionsP2025/1780/AOD
  5. 2025
    1 May

    Approval of details pursuant to Condition 8 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation) of Planning…

    Comment IssuedDischarge of conditionsP2025/1245/AOD
  6. 2014
    21 Jul

    Installation of a flue system on the rear elevation of the building starting at third floor level and…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationP2014/2939/FUL

Source: Islington

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