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Skinners' Hall 8 Dowgate Hill London EC4R 2SP

Granted City of London 22/00604/FULL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Provision for a new secondary entrance from College Street to Skinners Hall, including i) Rebuilding of the College Street wall; ii) Alterations to the courtyard ground levels; iii) new basement entrance; and iv) introduction of two external staircases and one platform lift.

As published by the council, reference 22/00604/FULL

Application record

Reference
22/00604/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
5 Jul 2022
Validated
5 Jul 2022
Decided
22 Nov 2022
Ward
Dowgate
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EC4R 2SP

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of London register

This site has had 6 applications since 2021: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/00492/MDC Granted

    Skinners' Hall 8 Dowgate Hill London EC4R 2SP

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 7 (written scheme of investigation - archaeological) of planning permission 22/00604/FULL granted on 22 November 2022.

    Decided 10 Jul 2023 Conditions
  • 22/01215/MDC Granted

    Skinners' Hall 8 Dowgate Hill London EC4R 2SP

    Submission of details of underpinning, foundations and groundworks; piling; and a structural report pursuant to conditions 4, 5 and 6 of planning permission 22/00604/FULL dated 22nd November 2022.

    Decided 5 May 2023 Conditions
  • 22/01162/MDC Granted

    Skinners' Hall 8 Dowgate Hill London EC4R 2SP

    Submission of details of protection measures to the historic fabric pursuant to condition 8 of planning permission 22/00604/FULL dated 22nd November 2022.

    Decided 26 Jul 2023 Conditions
  • 22/00792/MDC Granted

    Skinners' Hall 8 Dowgate Hill London EC4R 2SP

    Submission of the scope of demolition work carried out, commentary on the temporary works design, and a method statement from the demolition contractor covering the works pursuant to condition 10 (d) (in part) of planning permission 23/00807/FULL dated 30th January 2024 (which amended 20/00514/FULL dated 4th February 2021).

    Decided 11 Mar 2024 Conditions
  • 21/00737/MDC Granted

    Skinners' Hall 8 Dowgate Hill London EC4R 2SP

    Submission of details of a programme of archaeological work pursuant to condition 7 (in part) of the planning permission dated 4 February 2021 (application number 20/00514/FULL)

    Decided 16 Sep 2021 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Jul 2022

    Received by City of London

  2. 22 Nov 2022

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

3 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 23/00492/MDC Granted

    Skinners' Hall 8 Dowgate Hill London EC4R 2SP

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 7 (written scheme of investigation - archaeological) of planning permission 22/00604/FULL granted on 22 November 2022.

    Decided 10 Jul 2023 Conditions
  • 22/01215/MDC Granted

    Skinners' Hall 8 Dowgate Hill London EC4R 2SP

    Submission of details of underpinning, foundations and groundworks; piling; and a structural report pursuant to conditions 4, 5 and 6 of planning permission 22/00604/FULL dated 22nd November 2022.

    Decided 5 May 2023 Conditions
  • 22/01162/MDC Granted

    Skinners' Hall 8 Dowgate Hill London EC4R 2SP

    Submission of details of protection measures to the historic fabric pursuant to condition 8 of planning permission 22/00604/FULL dated 22nd November 2022.

    Decided 26 Jul 2023 Conditions

Who's behind it

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6a Architects Agent, an architecture practice

13 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

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

42 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of London granted permission on 22 November 2022, 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.

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