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131 - 133 Cannon Street London EC4N 5AX

Refused City of London 23/00509/FULL Full Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling

At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.

Proposal

Change of use from Class E at basement and ground floor to cafe/bar Class E(b) and from office Class E(gi) to residential C3 at first to fifth floor for 1 x studio flat and 2 x maisonette flats with shared amenity space at sixth floor, external alterations, cycle store, refuse storage, plant room and other works associated with the proposed development.

As published by the council, reference 23/00509/FULL

Application record

Reference
23/00509/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Appeal decided
Decision
Appeal Dismissed
Received
11 May 2023
Validated
11 May 2023
Decided
20 Sep 2024
Ward
Candlewick
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
EC4N 5AX

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of London register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 25/01320/FULL Refused

    131 - 133 Cannon Street London EC4N 5AX

    Change of use from Class E (g)(i) to residential C3 at first to sixth floor to provide 1 x 3 bedroom apartment with amenity space at sixth floor, Class E at ground floor and basement, and works associated with the scheme including provision of a lift overrun at roof level, refuse storage, cycle store, plant and alterations to fenestration.

    Decided 11 Feb 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 May 2023

    Received by City of London

  2. 20 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Appeal Dismissed

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

43 documents on file for this application

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What happens at appeal

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