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City Tower & City Place House, 40-55 Basinghall Street, London, EC2V

Granted City of London 23/01121/PODC Planning Obligations

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

Proposal

Submission of details of the design, (to be designed by an artist) delivery and lighting of the soffits of the New Office Building pursuant to Schedule 3 Paragraph 11.8 of the Section 106 Agreement dated 29 September 2021 (Planning Application Reference 21/00116/FULMAJ).

As published by the council, reference 23/01121/PODC

Application record

Reference
23/01121/PODC
Type
Planning Obligations
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
26 Sep 2023
Validated
26 Sep 2023
Decided
20 Dec 2024
Ward
Bassishaw
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Sep 2023

    Received by City of London

  2. 20 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 28 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of London granted permission on 20 December 2024, 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 this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on City of London's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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