Planning application
XL House 70 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0HR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Temporary installation of a sculpture for a period of up to 24 months, as part of the 10th edition of Sculpture in the City, to be taken down on or before 29 May 2023: Untitled by Tatiana Wolska.
As published by the council, reference 21/00245/FULLR3
Application record
- Reference
- 21/00245/FULLR3
- Type
- Full - Corporation's Own Application R3
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 31 Mar 2021
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2021
- Decided
- 25 May 2021
- Ward
- Langbourn
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EC3V 0HR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2021
Received by City of London
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25 May 2021
Decision issued: Approved
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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