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4 Bream's Buildings London EC4A 1HP

Granted City of London 23/00270/FULL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the removal of condition 3 of planning permission 20/00326/FULL granted on 5th November 2020.

As published by the council, reference 23/00270/FULL

Application record

Reference
23/00270/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
14 Mar 2023
Validated
14 Mar 2023
Decided
3 Apr 2023
Ward
Farringdon Without
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EC4A 1HP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Mar 2023

    Received by City of London

  2. 3 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

J Butterworth Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London

Active · incorporated 2015 · London

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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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What this grant of permission means

City of London granted permission on 3 April 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.

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