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116-118 Commercial Street, London

PA/23/01314/NCAdvertisement ConsentApproved

Approved on 12 October 2023

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed to install 2x internally illuminated fascia sign, 1x internally illuminated projecting sign and 3x Vinyls

Received
7 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Spitalfields and Banglatown
  1. Received7 Jul
  2. Validated7 Jul
  3. Consult.30 Aug
  4. Target1 Sep
  5. Decided12 Oct

Decided in 97 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at 116-118 Commercial Street, London. Tower Hamlets has handled 263 applications of this type. This one was decided in 97 days, 6 weeks longer than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the Brick Lane and Fournier Street conservation area, with 6 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.

85% of advertising 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
Advertisement Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 July 2023
Consultation expiry
30 August 2023
Consultation end
30 August 2023
Neighbour consultation end
30 August 2023
Target decision date
1 September 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
30 August 2023
Site notice start
8 August 2023
Site notice end
30 August 2023

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Fournier Street
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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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