Planning application
Charles Simmons House 3 Margery Street London WC1X 0HP
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Request for observations from the London Borough of Islington for the demolition of a four-storey residential building and a two-storey community building (D1 Use Class) and 5 garages. Construction of a part four, five and six storey mixed use building comprising 25 residential units (7 x 1 Bed units, 16 x 2 bed units and 2 x 3 bed units), a community centre (D1 Use Class) and a flexible A1/A3/D1 unit and provision of play space and landscaping works. This application may affect the character and appearance of a conservation area and the setting of a listed building. Town and Country Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (as amended); Section 67 and 73.
As published by the council, reference 2015/4517/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2015/4517/P
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objection
- Decided
- 13 Oct 2015
- Postcode
- WC1X 0HP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 2 applications since 2015: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2018/1762/P Withdrawn
Charles Simmons House 3 Margery Street London WC1X 0HP
Request for observations from the London Borough of Islington for the variation of Conditions 2 (Drawings and Documents Numbers), and 18 (BREEAM rating) of Planning Permission Ref. P2015/3050/FUL dated 16 December 2015. Amendments to the approved scheme required by variation of condition 2 comprise: 1) alterations to the arched window to the commercial unit on Farringdon Road elevation; 2) removal of triangular in fill on Farringdon Road elevation and alterations to ground and first floor layout; 3) alterations to secondary carapace; 4) alterations to Oriel bay windows; 5) reconfiguration of Margery Street courtyard including new boundary treatment. Variation of wording of condition 18 (BREEAM rating) to require the scheme to achieve a BREEAM New Construction rating (2014) of no less than 'Very Good'.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Oct 2015
Decision issued: No objection
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
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