Planning application
Dovetail Building 115 - 123 Houndsditch London EC3A 7BU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Development (existing) for confirmation that works carried out on site constitute a material operation for the purposes of s.56(4) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), pursuant to condition 1 (time limit) of planning permission dated 01.02.2022 (ref: 21/00622/FULEIA).
As published by the council, reference 24/01314/CLEUD
Application record
- Reference
- 24/01314/CLEUD
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Certificate of Lawful Development
- Received
- 12 Dec 2024
- Validated
- 12 Dec 2024
- Decided
- 21 Feb 2025
- Ward
- Aldgate
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EC3A 7BU
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/00974/CLOPD Granted
Dovetail Building 115 - 123 Houndsditch London EC3A 7BU
Certificate of Lawful Development (proposed) for demolition of a pre-cast concrete plant room structure at roof level of the existing 123 Houndsditch building, as consented by the approved development works under planning permission dated 01.02.2022 (ref: 21/00622/FULEIA).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2024
Received by City of London
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21 Feb 2025
Decision issued: Grant Certificate of Lawful Development
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10 Aug 2026
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City of London granted permission on 21 February 2025, 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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