Planning application
Retail Unit 4 Castle Court London EC3V 9DL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawful development (existing) to confirm the use of part of the site falls within a Commercial, Business and Service (Class E) use pursuant to the Town and Country (Use Classes Order) 1987 (as amended).
As published by the council, reference 25/01063/CLEUD
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01063/CLEUD
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Certificate of Lawful Development
- Received
- 5 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 13 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Cornhill
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EC3V 9DL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Aug 2025
Received by City of London
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13 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Grant Certificate of Lawful Development
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24 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Hybrid Planning & Development Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Lincoln
Active · incorporated 2017 · Lincoln
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of London granted permission on 13 October 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.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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