Friary Court 65 Crutched Friars London EC3N 2AE
Approved on 6 March 2024
Council decision: No Objection (Observations Applications)Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Demolition of existing building and redevelopment of the site for a new building comprising basement, ground plus 20 upper floors (+74.9m AOD) for purpose built student accommodation (780 rooms) and associated amenity space (Sui Generis); flexible cultural / community use at part ground, first and second floor levels (Use Class F1 / F2 / sui generis)(+3101sqm GIA); hard and soft landscaping; ancillary plant and servicing; and associated works.
- Received
- 4 October 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- ReceivedReceived4 Oct
- ValidatedValidated4 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date25 Oct
- DecidedDecided6 Mar
Decided in 519 days
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at Friary Court 65 Crutched Friars London EC3N 2AE. Tower Hamlets has handled 7,451 applications of this type. This one was decided in 519 days, 66 weeks longer than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the Fenchurch Street Station conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 48 other applications at this address. We hold 461 applications in total for the EC3N postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- EC3N 2AE
- Application type
- Observations to Other Authorities
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 October 2022
- Target decision date
- 25 October 2022
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 21 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Fenchurch Street Station
- 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.
- 202619 Jun
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) in relation to planning…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)PA/26/01063/NC - 202619 Jun
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) in relation t...
No Objection (Observations Applications)Variation of conditions (s73)PA/26/01063 - 20226 Dec
Demolition of existing building and redevelopment of the site for a new building comprising basement, ground…
PendingObservations to Other AuthoritiesPA/22/02568
Source: Tower Hamlets
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