Planning application
1 Threadneedle Street London EC2R 8AY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Development (existing) for confirmation the site falls under Use Class E following the Use Classes Order 2020 amendment.
As published by the council, reference 23/00001/CLEUD
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00001/CLEUD
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Certificate of Lawful Development
- Received
- 3 Jan 2023
- Validated
- 3 Jan 2023
- Decided
- 20 Feb 2023
- Ward
- Cornhill
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EC2R 8AY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jan 2023
Received by City of London
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20 Feb 2023
Decision issued: Grant Certificate of Lawful Development
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10 Aug 2026
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9 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.
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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