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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.
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City of London Corporation
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for City of London Corporation. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,996Searchable applications
402Recorded as pending
100%Approval rate · 1,480 approved or refused records
4Refused applications
1,476 approved · 4 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Council contacts
- Planning enquiries02073321710Council source
- Planning enquiriesplans@cityoflondon.gov.ukCouncil source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas28 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
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More application records
- Decided25/01523/MDC
Submission of details of junctions between historic Cripplegate Institute facade and proposed east elevations pursuant to condition 39 (part (p) - partial discharge) of planning permission 22/00202/FULMAJ dated 23/01/2023.
Cripplegate House 1 Golden Lane London EC1Y 0RR
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01524/MDC
Submission of details of the Non-Road Mobile Machinery Register: prior to the commencement of development the developer/construction contractor shall sign up to the register pursuant to condition 10 of planning permission 24/00688/FULL dated 02/07/2025.
Thavies Inn House 3 - 4 Holborn Circus London EC1N 2HA
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01525/MDC
Submission of a Site Environmental Management Plan (demolition phase) pursuant to the discharge of conditions 2 and 3 of planning permission 24/01354/FULL dated 31/10/2025.
68 Lombard Street London EC3V 9LJ
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01526/MDC
Submission of details of the proposed threshold levels within the entire perimeter of the site; and a site condition survey of the adjacent highways and other land at the perimeter of the site pursuant to conditions 4 and 5 of planning permission 24/01354/FULL dated 31/10/2025.
68 Lombard Street London EC3V 9LJ
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01527/MDC
Submission of a detailed structural audit to ascertain the possible level and adaptability of retained structure and full details of the pre-demolition audit in accordance with section 4.6 of the GLA's adopted Circular Economy Statement guidance pursuant to condition 6 (part A) of planning permission 24/01354/FULL dated 31/10/2025.
68 Lombard Street London EC3V 9LJ
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01528/PODC
Submission of the Delivery and Servicing Management Plan pursuant to Schedule 3 Paragraph 8.3 of the Section 106 Agreement dated 07 December 2015 (Planning Application Reference 13/00605/FULEIA).
Land Bounded By Charterhouse Street, Lindsey Street, Long Lane And Hayne Street London EC1
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01530/MDC
Submission of fully detailed design, schematic and layout drawings for the proposed SuDS components including but not limited to in relation to the Plaza works; Full details of measures to be taken to prevent flooding (of the site or caused by the site) during the course of the construction works; and evidence that Thames Water have been consulted and consider the proposed discharge rate to be satisfactory pursuant to condition 9 (parts a(i), b and c) of planning permission 24/00209/FULMAJ dated 14/10/2025.
Tenter House 45 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AE
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01531/NMA
Application for non-material amendments under S96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to amend Condition 83 (Approved Drawings) pursuant to planning permission ref. 24/00209/FULMAJ (dated 14.10.2025) for amendments to lower ground floor level to accommodate revised UKPN requirements and associated internal alterations.
Tenter House 45 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AE
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01532/MDC
Submission of a scheme of protective works relating to above and below ground works related to the Plaza, including demolition of the Plaza slab pursuant to condition 3 (part a) of planning permission 24/00209/FULMAJ dated 14/10/2025.
Tenter House 45 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AE
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01533/MDC
Submission of a preliminary risk assessment (PRA); an intrusive site investigation followed by an appropriate level of risk assessment relevant to plaza works pursuant to condition 5 (Contamination) (parts a and b) in relation to of planning permission 24/00209/FULMAJ dated 14/10/2025.
Tenter House 45 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AE
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01534/MDC
Submission of a Deconstruction Logistics Plan pursuant to the discharge of condition 12 of planning permission 24/00209/FULMAJ dated 14/10/2025.
Tenter House 45 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AE
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01535/MDC
Submission of a Construction Logistics Plan to manage all freight vehicle movements to and from the site relating to the construction of the development pursuant to condition 14 of planning permission 24/00209/FULMAJ dated 14/10/2025.
Tenter House 45 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AE
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01536/MDC
Submission of detailed design and construction method statements pertaining to the Elizabeth Line (Foundation Design and Settlement) pursuant to condition 52 (part a) of planning permission 24/00209/FULMAJ dated 14/10/2025.
Tenter House 45 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AE
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01537/MDC
Submission of Design and Method Statements (TfL and LUL Below Ground Structures) in relation to Plaza Works pursuant to condition 16 (part a) of planning permission 24/00209/FULMAJ dated 14/10/2025.
Tenter House 45 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AE
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01538/MDC
Submission of full details of the public spaces, including flooring, entrances, planters, steps, seating, lighting, soffits, drainage, irrigation, bollards, hand-rails, balustrades, staircases and steps, and any infrastructure required to deliver programmed and varied uses; and details of all drainage, irrigation and rainwater harvesting pursuant to condition 22 (parts c and m) of planning permission 24/00209/FULMAJ dated 14/10/2025.
Tenter House 45 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AE
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01539/MDC
Submission of details of landscaping (public realm) pursuant to part of condition 23 of planning permission 24/00209/FULMAJ dated 14/10/2025.
Tenter House 45 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AE
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01540/MDC
Submission of details of such measures as are necessary within the site to resist structural damage arising from an attack with a road vehicle or road vehicle borne explosive device for the plaza pursuant to condition 21 (part A) of planning permission 24/00209/FULMAJ dated 14/10/2025.
Tenter House 45 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AE
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01541/MDC
Submission of an Inclusive Public Realm Strategy pursuant to condition 24 of planning permission 24/00209/FULMAJ dated 14/10/2025.
Tenter House 45 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AE
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01542/MDC
Submission of an Ecological Management Plan pursuant to condition 65 of planning permission 24/00209/FULMAJ dated 14/10/2025.
Tenter House 45 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AE
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01543/MDC
Submission of a Piling Method Statement (detailing the depth and type of piling to be undertaken and the methodology by which such piling will be carried out, including measures to prevent and minimise the potential for damage to subsurface sewerage infrastructure, and the programme for the works) and piling layout plan including all Thames Water wastewater assets, the local topography and clearance between the face of the pile to the face of a pipe; and a piling method statement (detailing the depth and type of piling to be undertaken and the methodology by which such piling will be carried out, including measures to prevent and minimise the potential for damage to subsurface water infrastructure, and the programme for the works) and piling layout plan including all Thames Water clean water assets, the local topography and clearance between the face of the pile to the face of a pipe pursuant to condition 72 and 74 of planning permission 24/00209/FULMAJ dated 14/10/2025.
Tenter House 45 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AE
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01544/MDC
Submission of details relating to mounting of mechanical plant to minimise transmission of structure borne sound or vibration pursuant to condition 22 of planning permission 22/00867/FULMAJ dated 14/09/2023.
20 Giltspur Street London EC1A 9DD
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01545/LBC
Retention of existing interior ceiling safety netting for temporary period.
9 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0DR
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01546/LDC
Submission of details of (i) The lift in the atrium; (ii) The adjusted windows at ground and doors on rear of Block A; and (iii) The window in the historic window opening of Block B rear ground pursuant to condition 16 of planning permission 24/00851/LBC dated 24/10/2025.
Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01547/MDC
Submission of details of (i) The adjusted windows at ground and doors on rear of Block A; and (ii) Details of platform lift pursuant to condition 67 of planning permission 24/00859/NMA dated 24/10/2025.
Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP
Received 7 Nov 2025
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What these statistics cover
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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