Planning application
Friary Court 65 Crutched Friars, London, EC3N 2AE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) in relation to planning permission 22/00882/FULMAJ dated 27 June 2023 to vary Condition 48 (Cycle Parking Facilities) to reduce the number of cycle parking spaces in line with documented utilisation by users of comparable PBSA buildings; vary Condition 70 (Museum Use Floorspace) to remove reference to the approved quantum of museum floorspace; and vary Condition 71 (Approved Drawings) to reflect: (i) internal amendments to the museum layout at Ground and First Floors; (ii) the replacement of museum floorspace at Level 2 with 33 additional PBSA rooms and increased amenity space; (iii) the installation of external plant and associated plant enclosure at Level 3, together with a freestanding frame to provide greening; and (iv) consequential amendments relating to the revised cycle parking provision and museum floorspace, alongside a Deed of Variation to the Section 106 Agreement to amend the definition of Museum Space, update the Museum Space plans to reflect the Section 73 amendments, and provide that the Deed of Variation come into effect upon implementation of the Section 73 permission.
As published by the council, reference PA/26/01063
Application record
- Reference
- PA/26/01063
- Type
- Observations to Other Authorities
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection (Observations Applications)
- Received
- 19 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 2 Jul 2026
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC3N 2AE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tower Hamlets register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/26/01063/NC Granted
Friary Court 65 Crutched Friars, London, EC3N 2AE
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) in relation t...
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jun 2026
Received by Tower Hamlets
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2 Jul 2026
Decision issued: No Objection (Observations Applications)
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- DECISION_NOTICE
- LETTER FROM CITY OF LONDON DATED: 19 JUNE 2026
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