159, Commercial Street, London, E1
Approved on 25 May 2011
Council decision: Permit
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Proposal
a) Retrospective application for the retention of vertical ductwork within internal courtyard and roof mounted air handling plant; b) Proposed erection of new vertical ductwork (to rear elevation) within internal courtyard and roof mounted air handling plant; andc) Proposed Screening of ductwork and air handling plant to rear elevation and roof level of property.
- Received
- 30 March 2011
- Ward
- Spitalfields and Banglatown
- ReceivedReceived30 Mar
- ValidatedValidated30 Mar
- Consult.Consultation12 May
- TargetTarget Date25 May
- DecidedDecided25 May
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 159, Commercial Street, London, E1. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the Elder Street conservation area, with 19 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across Spitalfields and Banglatown.
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
- 30 March 2011
- Consultation expiry
- 12 May 2011
- Consultation start
- 21 April 2011
- Consultation end
- 12 May 2011
- Neighbour consultation start
- 21 April 2011
- Target decision date
- 25 May 2011
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Space Projects
- Agent address
- 57 CHARLOTTE ROAD, London, EC2A 3QT
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 2 May 2011
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Elder Street
- Listed building: Grade II: 1, ELDER STREET E1 (See details for further address information)On or next to this site
- 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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201227 Apr
Construction of two additional floors to provide 8 no. residential units (5 x 1 bedroom and 3 x 2 bedroom)…
Appeal Against Non-DeterminationFull Planning PermissionPA/12/01104/NC - 200330 Sep
Redevelopment of the site including refurbishment of the street facades plus the creation of a 4th floor…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionPA/03/00680/B1
Source: Tower Hamlets
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