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Fourth Floor West 5 Essex Court Middle Temple London EC4Y 9AH

Granted City of London 22/00917/FULL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Change of use of fourth floor west unit from office floorspace (Use Class E) to residential use (Use Class C3).

As published by the council, reference 22/00917/FULL

Application record

Reference
22/00917/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
26 Sep 2022
Validated
6 Oct 2022
Decided
24 Jan 2023
Ward
Farringdon Without
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EC4Y 9AH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Sep 2022

    Received by City of London

  2. 6 Oct 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jan 2023

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of London granted permission on 24 January 2023, 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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