Planning application
5 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Non-material amendments under Section 96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to planning permission 20/00546/FULMAJ dated 16 September 2021 to: add a planning condition to secure the methodology for the dismantling and reinstating of the stone tower on the North-West corner of the building
As published by the council, reference 24/01244/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- 24/01244/NMA
- Type
- Non-material Amendments
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 25 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 25 Nov 2024
- Decided
- 23 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Farringdon Without
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WC2A 1LG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Nov 2024
Received by City of London
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23 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Approved
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7 Sep 2026
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An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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