80 BACK CHURCH LANE, London, E1 1LX
Approved on 1 September 2011
Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Application to replace extant permission ref. PA/07/2265 dated 04/09/08 in order to extend the time limit for implementation for the Demolition of existing three-storey educational building and erection of a six-storey building comprising educational use (Use Class D1) at basement level and part ground floor level, with 59 residential units (27no. one-bedroom, 23no. two-bedroom, 8no. three-bedroom and 1no. four-bedroom) at ground to fifth floor level.
- Received
- 25 January 2011
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Whitechapel
- ReceivedReceived25 Jan
- ValidatedValidated25 Jan
- Consult.Consultation23 Feb
- TargetTarget Date25 Apr
- DecidedDecided1 Sep
Decided in 219 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 80 BACK CHURCH LANE, London, E1 1LX. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 219 days, 23 weeks longer than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 134 applications across Whitechapel. We hold 2,489 applications in total for the E1 postcode area.
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
- Postcode
- E1 1LX
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 59
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 January 2011
- Consultation expiry
- 23 February 2011
- Consultation start
- 2 February 2011
- Consultation end
- 23 February 2011
- Neighbour consultation start
- 2 February 2011
- Target decision date
- 25 April 2011
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Metropolis PD
- Agent address
- 30 UNDERWOOD STREET, London, N1 7JQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 90 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 14 February 2011
- Site notice start
- 28 February 2011
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Tower Hamlets
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