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5 -9 Cheshire Street, London

PA/02/01390/EXFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 22 May 2006

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conversion of offices on first, second and third floors to create 8 residential units together with replacement of windows plus creation of balconies and new windows to rear and side elevations.

Received
17 March 2003
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Weavers
Agent
Alexander Architects
  1. Received17 Mar
  2. Validated17 Mar
  3. Consult.7 Apr
  4. Target11 May
  5. Decided22 May

Decided in 1162 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for window replacement at 5 -9 Cheshire Street, London. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. The site is in the Brick Lane and Fournier Street conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 105 applications across Weavers.

83% of full applications at London Borough of Tower Hamlets were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 March 2003
Consultation expiry
7 April 2003
Consultation start
17 March 2003
Consultation end
7 April 2003
Target decision date
11 May 2003

Applicant and agent

Agent
Alexander Architects
Agent address
107 Clifton Street, London, EC2 4LG

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Last advertised
23 December 2002

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Fournier Street
  • Article 4 direction: Brick Lane
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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