Former 38 To 40, Trinity Square, London
Approved on 25 April 2005
Council decision: PermitPlanning committee
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Proposal
Redevelopment to provide offices, accommodation for London Underground, tourist information/retail kiosk together with associated car parking, servicing and plant in a seven storey building plus basement and plant room and creation of a pedestrian passageway alongside the west side of the section of Roman wall abutting the east side of the existing building.
- Received
- 16 September 2003
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Ward
- St Katharines and Wapping
- ReceivedReceived16 Sep
- ValidatedValidated16 Sep
- Consult.Consultation7 Oct
- TargetTarget Date11 Nov
- DecidedDecided25 Apr
Decided in 587 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Former 38 To 40, Trinity Square, London. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 587 days, 76 weeks longer than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the The Tower conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 125 applications across St Katharines and Wapping.
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
- 16 September 2003
- Consultation expiry
- 7 October 2003
- Consultation start
- 16 September 2003
- Consultation end
- 7 October 2003
- Target decision date
- 11 November 2003
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- DP9
- Agent address
- Cassini House,, 57-59, St James Street,, London,, SW1A 1LD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: The Tower
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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.
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
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20258 Dec
Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/11/00163
ApprovedNon-material amendmentPA/25/02117/S - 202316 Aug
Application for non-material amendment of planning permission dated 30/10/2012, ref: APP/E5900/A/12/2175323
ApprovedNon-material amendmentPA/23/01465/NC - 201128 Jan
Erection of a 9-storey building with basement, comprising a 370-room
RefusedFull Planning PermissionPA/11/00163/B1
Source: Tower Hamlets
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