Planning Applications featuring Change of Use from A1

Matt White made this Freedom of Information request to City of London Corporation

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From: Matt White

29 July 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I believe you are an authority with planning responsibilities
(according to
http://www.theplanningdirectory.co.uk/au...), apologies
if this is not the case.

Can you please let me know the following relating to planning
applications featuring a change of use from A1 (shop), under the
Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987.

In the last 5 years:

1) How many planning applications have you received featuring a
change of use from A1?

2) Of those applications in 1, how many of these were
retrospective?

3) How many planning applications have you received from Starbucks
(or their representatives) featuring a change of use from A1?

4) Of those applications in 3, how many of these were
retrospective?

Yours faithfully,

Matt White

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From: COL - EB - Information Officer
City of London Corporation

30 July 2009

The City of London (CoL) acknowledges receipt of your request. The CoL
confirms that it is a planning authority.

City of London
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From: COL - EB - Information Officer
City of London Corporation

17 August 2009

Further to your request of 29 July 2009, and our acknowledgement of 30
July, the City of London (CoL) responds as follows.

1) Since January 2004 the CoL has received 55 applications for a change of
use from A1.

2) None of these applications were retrospective.

3) Two of these applications were from Starbucks for change of use.

4) None of these applications were retrospective.

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From: COL - EB - Information Officer
Sent: 30 July 2009 10:13
To: 'Matt White'
Subject: FOI RFI: White, wef 30 July 2009

The City of London (CoL) acknowledges receipt of your request. The CoL
confirms that it is a planning authority.

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