Planning application
Ludgate House 245 Blackfriars Road London
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of a lower ground, upper ground and 18 storey building comprising Use Class E (office and retail) floorspace incorporating internal amendments to part of the existing site-wide basement at levels B1 and B2 and all landscaping, public realm and highways improvements together with all associated and ancillary works. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement submitted pursuant to the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. Electronic Copies of the ES and NTS are available free of charge. Hard copies would have an associated printing charge. To request a copy, please contact [email protected] (Observation from other Borough).
As published by the council, reference 22/00711/OBS
Application record
- Reference
- 22/00711/OBS
- Type
- Observations from other Boroughs
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections to OBS
- Received
- 4 Aug 2022
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2022
- Decided
- 24 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Castle Baynard
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2022
Received by City of London
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24 Mar 2023
Decision issued: No Objections to OBS
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25 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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