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1,476 approved · 4 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Site Bounded By Fenchurch Street, Mark Lane, Dunster Court And Mincing Lane London EC3M 3JY
Received 21 Jul 202563 - 66 Coleman Street And 35-39 Moorgate London EC2R 5BX
Received 21 Jul 202574 Aldgate High Street London EC3N 1BD
Received 21 Jul 2025St Magnus House 3 Lower Thames Street London EC3R 6HD
Received 21 Jul 2025140 Leadenhall Street London EC3V 4QT
Received 21 Jul 2025140 Leadenhall Street London EC3V 4QT
Received 21 Jul 2025Princes Court 7 Prince's Street London EC2R 8AQ
Received 21 Jul 2025Thavies Inn House 3 - 4 Holborn Circus London EC1N 2HA
Received 21 Jul 2025Thavies Inn House 3 - 4 Holborn Circus London EC1N 2HA
Received 21 Jul 20251 Bell Inn Yard London EC3V 0BL
Received 21 Jul 20251 Bell Inn Yard London EC3V 0BL
Received 21 Jul 2025South Staple Inn Buildings London WC1V 7PZ
Received 21 Jul 2025Old Change House 128 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4BJ
Received 22 Jul 2025City Temple 31 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2DE
Received 22 Jul 2025City Temple 31 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2DE
Received 22 Jul 202585 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0AA
Received 22 Jul 202585 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0AA
Received 22 Jul 202585 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0AA
Received 22 Jul 20251 - 14 Liverpool Street And 11 - 12 Blomfield Street London EC2M 7AW
Received 17 Jul 2025Offices Morley House 26 - 30 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2AT
Received 22 Jul 2025160 - 161 London Wall London EC2M 5QD
Received 22 Jul 202530 Queen Street London EC4R 1BR
Received 23 Jul 202530 Queen Street London EC4R 1BR
Received 23 Jul 202525 Furnival Street London EC4A 1JS
Received 23 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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