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5 Pemberton Row London EC4A 3BA

Granted City of London 21/00159/LBC Listed Building Consent

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Addition of a ceramic blue plaque to the front facade of the building to commemorate the building's association with the culturally influential previous owner.

As published by the council, reference 21/00159/LBC

Application record

Reference
21/00159/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
5 Mar 2021
Validated
5 Mar 2021
Decided
8 Jun 2021
Ward
Castle Baynard
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EC4A 3BA

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of London register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/00055/LBC Granted

    5 Pemberton Row London EC4A 3BA

    Add a timber weather bar to the front entrance and basement lightwell doors, install a lead flashing on the inside of the parapet wall to lap over the gutter lining upstand, at first floor level and a new wall and door are proposed to subdivide the open space area on the ground floor.

    Decided 12 Mar 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Mar 2021

    Received by City of London

  2. 8 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Cooley Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in London

Liquidation · incorporated 2010 · London

11 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of London granted permission on 8 June 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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