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EC3A 8AH.

EC3A 8AH has 2 known premises and 27 planning records — 23 approved of 26 decided (88.5%).

Postcode EC3A 8AH · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther27 exact27 on the map — every match
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2
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
27
Applications
26 decided
88.5%
Approval rate
23 approved · 1 refused
0
EPC records
none recorded
27
Mapped applications
inside the postcode shape
Postcode unit boundary from Ordnance Survey; premises and applications inside it. Aggregates describe the area, not any single premises.
Property

What is it?

EC3A 8AH has 2 known premises and 27 planning records — 23 approved of 26 decided (88.5%).

Premises

Planning

What happened?

27 planning applications across the postcode; 23 approved of 26 decided (88.5%). Latest 27 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Submission of a BREEAM assessment pursuant to condition 33 of planning permission dated 24 April 2015 (14/00658/FULMAJ).
15 - 17 St Swithin's Lane London EC4 · premises record
Applicant Premier Inn Orchre Ltd · Agent Savills · Officer Beverley Bush
Submission of details (Planning)
Approved
2019-10-08
Submission of a Travel Plan pursuant to condition 27 of planning permission dated 24th April 2015 (14/00658/FULMAJ).
15 - 16 St Swithin's Lane London · premises record
Applicant Premier Inn Orchre Limited · Agent Savills · Officer Beverley Bush
Submission of details (Planning)
Approved
2018-12-21
Retention of external lighting to front facade of the building.
15 - 17 St Swithin's Lane London EC4 · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2018-02-23
Submission of particulars and samples of materials and details of changes to the retained facades; details of the extensions to the St Swithin's Lane facades; details of new facades including typical bay, junctions and fenestration; expansion joints on all elevations; flank walls; junctions with the adjoining properties; window cleaning and other excrescences at roof level pursuant to conditions 16 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of planning permission dated 24th April 2015 (14/00658/FULMAJ).
15 - 17 St Swithin's Lane London EC4 · premises record
Submission of details (Planning)
Approved
2018-02-13
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 39 of planning permission reference 13/00805/FULMAJ dated 30th June 2014 to refer to a revised and updated list of approved drawings that reflect amendments to the scheme including: provision of 6 additional bedrooms; revisions to the position of the mansard; removal of dormer windows to the 6th and 7th floor roof; revised floor levels and associated ceiling downstands; minor alterations to parapet height and roof plant; alterations to the internal layout and servicing bay; omission of basement level two. Total floorspace 1,729 sqm (GIA).
15 - 17 St Swithin's Lane London EC4 · premises record
Full Major Application
Approved
2014-07-03
Demolition of existing office buildings behind retained facades, to provide a new building comprising two basement levels, ground and seven upper floors together with a cafe/restaurant unit (A3) at ground floor, plant at roof level, vehicular servicing bay from Salters Hall Court and other associated works, all in connection with the use of the building as a 55 bedroom hotel (Approx. 1729sq.m GIA).
15 - 17 St Swithin's Lane London EC4 · premises record
Full Major Application
Approved
2013-08-08
Replacement and extension of entrance to a below ground retail unit to provide a new coffee kiosk (Class A1). Use of below ground areas as preparation and staff facilities associated with ground level kiosk (Class A1). Change of use of private open space to create a seating area (Class A1).
15 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8AH · premises record
Applicant Costa Coffee · Agent Savills · Officer Tony Newman
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2012-08-20
Details of cladding, balustrade, planters and planting pursuant to condition 2 (a), (b) and (d) of planning permission (Reg. Plan No. 07/00418/FULL) dated 18th September 2007.
The Underwriter 15 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8AH · premises record
Approved
2008-03-31
Change of use of private open space to a bar and seating area associated with the existing basement bar (Class A4), alterations to the existing metal storage area to provide a bar/servery and the installation of balustrades, planters and umbrellas.
The Underwriter 15 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8AH · premises record
Applicant Trust Inn Ltd · Agent Pyramid Design · Officer Tony Newman
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2007-04-23
Installation of a roadside ticket machine (Route 34189)
Outside Beaufort House, 15 St Botolph Street London EC3 · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2004-04-28
Submission of a BREEAM assessment pursuant to condition 33 of planning permission dated 24 April 2015 (14/00658/FULMAJ).
15 - 17 St Swithin's Lane London EC4 · premises record
Applicant Premier Inn Orchre Ltd · Agent Savills · Officer Beverley Bush
Approved
2019-10-08
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Submission of details (Planning)
Submission of a Travel Plan pursuant to condition 27 of planning permission dated 24th April 2015 (14/00658/FULMAJ).
15 - 16 St Swithin's Lane London · premises record
Applicant Premier Inn Orchre Limited · Agent Savills · Officer Beverley Bush
Approved
2018-12-21
More
Submission of details (Planning)
Retention of external lighting to front facade of the building.
15 - 17 St Swithin's Lane London EC4 · premises record
Approved
2018-02-23
More
Full Planning Permission
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Submission of particulars and samples of materials and details of changes to the retained facades; details of the extensions to the St Swithin's Lane facades; details of new facades including typical bay, junctions and fenestration; expansion joints on all elevations; flank walls; junctions with the adjoining properties; window cleaning and other excrescences at roof level pursuant to conditions 16 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of planning permission dated 24th April 2015 (14/00658/FULMAJ).
15 - 17 St Swithin's Lane London EC4 · premises record
Approved
2018-02-13
More
Submission of details (Planning)
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 39 of planning permission reference 13/00805/FULMAJ dated 30th June 2014 to refer to a revised and updated list of approved drawings that reflect amendments to the scheme including: provision of 6 additional bedrooms; revisions to the position of the mansard; removal of dormer windows to the 6th and 7th floor roof; revised floor levels and associated ceiling downstands; minor alterations to parapet height and roof plant; alterations to the internal layout and servicing bay; omission of basement level two. Total floorspace 1,729 sqm (GIA).
15 - 17 St Swithin's Lane London EC4 · premises record
Approved
2014-07-03
More
Full Major Application
Demolition of existing office buildings behind retained facades, to provide a new building comprising two basement levels, ground and seven upper floors together with a cafe/restaurant unit (A3) at ground floor, plant at roof level, vehicular servicing bay from Salters Hall Court and other associated works, all in connection with the use of the building as a 55 bedroom hotel (Approx. 1729sq.m GIA).
15 - 17 St Swithin's Lane London EC4 · premises record
Approved
2013-08-08
More
Full Major Application
Replacement and extension of entrance to a below ground retail unit to provide a new coffee kiosk (Class A1). Use of below ground areas as preparation and staff facilities associated with ground level kiosk (Class A1). Change of use of private open space to create a seating area (Class A1).
15 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8AH · premises record
Applicant Costa Coffee · Agent Savills · Officer Tony Newman
Approved
2012-08-20
More
Full Planning Permission
Details of cladding, balustrade, planters and planting pursuant to condition 2 (a), (b) and (d) of planning permission (Reg. Plan No. 07/00418/FULL) dated 18th September 2007.
The Underwriter 15 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8AH · premises record
Approved
2008-03-31
More
Change of use of private open space to a bar and seating area associated with the existing basement bar (Class A4), alterations to the existing metal storage area to provide a bar/servery and the installation of balustrades, planters and umbrellas.
The Underwriter 15 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8AH · premises record
Applicant Trust Inn Ltd · Agent Pyramid Design · Officer Tony Newman
Approved
2007-04-23
More
Full Planning Permission
Installation of a roadside ticket machine (Route 34189)
Outside Beaufort House, 15 St Botolph Street London EC3 · premises record
Approved
2004-04-28
More
Full Planning Permission

Building control

Building-control records are not yet collected for City Of London — the register is being gathered borough by borough (held so far: Lambeth, Brent, Ealing, Westminster, City and others).

Place

What affects it?

Every mapped designation touching a premises in this postcode, with how many of its 2 premises each one covers.

Designation
Coverage
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000006 · covers 2 of 2 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Archaeological Priority Area
All of the City is considered to have archaeological potential, except where there is evidence that archaeological remains have been lost due to deep basement construction or other groundworks (3.12.18, City of London Local Plan January 2015). For the · reference 77190 · covers 2 of 2 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000006 · covers 2 of 2 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Archaeological Priority Area
All of the City is considered to have archaeological potential, except where there is evidence that archaeological remains have been lost due to deep basement construction or other groundworks (3.12.18, City of London Local Plan January 2015). For the · reference 77190 · covers 2 of 2 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.

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People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 27 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

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Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent27 applications and 27 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
EnergyNo EPC records joined yet.
What is not assertedNo capacity, value or ownership claim is made at area level; those belong to individual premises records and their evidence.

Intent signals

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Ownership, finance and market signals recorded at addresses in this postcode — each with date and source. Signals are evidence of change, not a prediction.

No intent signal is currently recorded in this postcode.

Boundary: OS Postcode Unit areas (Ordnance Survey), 2026-08-14. Planning records: canonical stage2. EPC: EPC register. Premises: OS AddressBase / UPRN.
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