Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for City of London Corporation. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1,476 approved · 4 refused · 42 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Oct 2021 to 16 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
7 - 9 Copthall Avenue London EC2R 7NJ
Received 15 Jul 20256 Queen Street London EC4N 1SP
Received 15 Jul 2025Poultry Market And General Market And The Annexe Buildings West Smithfield London EC1A 9PS
Received 16 Jul 202527 Bream's Buildings London EC4A 1DZ
Received 16 Jul 2025178 Bishopsgate London EC2M 4NQ
Received 16 Jul 2025Friary Court 65 Crutched Friars London EC3N 2AE
Received 16 Jul 2025Retail Unit 39 Ludgate Hill London EC4M 7JN
Received 17 Jul 2025Retail Unit 39 Ludgate Hill London EC4M 7JN
Received 17 Jul 2025Friary Court 65 Crutched Friars London EC3N 2AE
Received 17 Jul 202565 Fleet Street London EC4Y 1HT
Received 17 Jul 202565 Fleet Street London EC4Y 1HT
Received 17 Jul 20257 Devonshire Square London EC2M 4YH
Received 17 Jul 2025Kings College Maughan Library Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LR
Received 18 Jul 202520 Giltspur Street London EC1A 9DD
Received 18 Jul 202551 Lauderdale Tower Barbican London EC2Y 8BY
Received 18 Jul 202560 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4TZ
Received 15 Jul 20251 Appold Street London EC2A 2UU
Received 18 Jul 20256-8 Bishopsgate & 150 Leadenhall Street London EC3V 4QT
Received 18 Jul 202520 Giltspur Street London EC1A 9DD
Received 18 Jul 2025Finsgate House, 5-7 Cranwood Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LH
Received 14 Jul 2025Telecommunications Mast 160 Aldersgate Street London
Received 15 Jul 2025Hasilwood House 60 - 64 Bishopsgate London EC2N 4AW
Received 21 Jul 202552 - 56 Leadenhall Street London EC3A 2BJ
Received 16 Jul 2025140 Leadenhall Street London EC3V 4QT
Received 21 Jul 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for City of London Corporation, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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