Tower Of London, Tower Hill, London, EC3N 4AB
Approved on 16 June 2017
Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
A temporary change of use of land to an Ambassador information pod.
- Received
- 21 April 2017
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- St Katharines and Wapping
- ReceivedReceived21 Apr
- ValidatedValidated21 Apr
- Consult.Consultation30 May
- TargetTarget Date16 Jun
- DecidedDecided16 Jun
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Tower Of London, Tower Hill, London, EC3N 4AB. Tower Hamlets has handled 1,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the The Tower conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 127 applications across St Katharines and Wapping. We hold 461 applications in total for the EC3N 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
- EC3N 4AB
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 April 2017
- Consultation expiry
- 30 May 2017
- Consultation end
- 30 May 2017
- Neighbour consultation start
- 9 May 2017
- Target decision date
- 16 June 2017
- Permission expires
- 3 September 2017
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 4 May 2017
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: The Tower
- Listed building: Grade II: 8 Bollards (on Pavement Outside Main Entrance to Tower of London)On this site · +14 more
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, 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
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20197 Feb
A temporary change of use of land to an Ambassador information pod for a period of 47 days (17/07/2019…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionPA/19/00327/NC - 201731 Mar
Fixing permanent resin anchors into the outer face brickwork facade of the Victorian Pumphouse building to…
PendingListed building consentPA/17/00902/NC
Source: Tower Hamlets
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