Planning application
1 America Square London EC3N 2LS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for confirmation that the use of part of the ground floor of the building as a drinking establishment does not amount to development, following the transition of the existing use class A4 to Sui Generis under the Use Classes Order 2020 amendment.
As published by the council, reference 21/00401/CLOPD
Application record
- Reference
- 21/00401/CLOPD
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Certificate of Lawful Development
- Received
- 19 May 2021
- Validated
- 19 May 2021
- Decided
- 13 Jul 2021
- Ward
- Tower
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EC3N 2LS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 May 2021
Received by City of London
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13 Jul 2021
Decision issued: Grant Certificate of Lawful Development
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10 Aug 2026
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12 documents on file for this application
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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.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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