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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1,476 approved · 4 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Unknown25/01081/OBS
Consultation by London Borough of Tower Hamlets on an application for Part change of use of the Site from Office (Class E) to Hotel (Class C1); part retention of existing Office (Class E) for use as Affordable Workspace; fa�ade improvements; demolition and rebuilding of the fifth floor; construction of a two-storey plus roof plant extension; provision of cycle parking; and associated works. (LBTH ref. PA/25/01300).
39 Bell Lane, London, E1 7LA
Received 30 Jul 2025 - Decided25/01082/LDC
Submission of details relating to pavement lights / smoke vents pursuant to condition 2 (n) of listed building consent 19/01344/LBC.
Poultry Market Charterhouse Street London EC1A 9LH
Received 7 Aug 2025 - Under Consideration25/01083/MDC
Submission of Landscaping Strategy pursuant to discharge of Condition 4 of planning permission 24/01349/FULL dated 13.03.2025.
St Magnus House 3 Lower Thames Street London EC3R 6HD
Received 8 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01084/MDC
Submission of design document and drawings pursuant to discharge of condition 3(g) details of artwork on ground floor caf� western elevation of planning permission 24/01349/FULL dated 13.03.2025.
St Magnus House 3 Lower Thames Street London EC3R 6HD
Received 8 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01085/FULL
Refurbishment of the existing building for continued use as offices (Class E(g)); alterations and upwards extension to create additional office floorspace at 6th floor level and installation of a new terrace at 6th floor level; part demolition to provide new facade treatment, relocation of the main entrance and associated facilities including lift overrun and plant enclosure and all other necessary works.
2 Hosier Lane London EC1A 9HB
Received 8 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01086/NMA
Non-material amendments under Section 96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to planning permission 22/00202/FULLMAJ dated 23 January 2023 to: (i) install louvres to levels 00 & 10 on the southern elevation, (ii) replace louvre panels with spandrel panels on the southern elevation, (iii) install spandrel panels on the eastern elevation, (iv) reduce the size of solar shading fins on the southern elevation, (v) replace solid panels with louvre at level 09 on the northern elevation, (vi) install two ladders on the western elevation. [Associated S19 application ref. 25/01088/LBC].
Cripplegate House 1 Golden Lane London EC1Y 0RR
Received 8 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01087/MDC
Submission of a Climate Change Resilience Sustainability Statement pursuant to condition 20 of planning permission 22/01200/FULMAJ dated 07 October 2024.
1 Appold Street London EC2A 2UU
Received 8 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01088/LBC
Application under section 19 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 to vary condition 5 of Listed Building Consent ref. 22/00203/LBC dated 23 January 2023 to amend the approved plans for amendments to: (i) install louvres to levels 00 & 10 on the southern elevation, (ii) replace louvre panels with spandrel panels on the southern elevation, (iii) install spandrel panels on the eastern elevation, (iv) reduce the size of solar shading fins on the southern elevation, (v) replace solid panels with louvre at level 09 on the northern elevation, (vi) install two ladders on the western elevation, (vii) reconfigure basement plant. [Associated S96a application ref. 25/01086/NMA].
Cripplegate House 1 Golden Lane London EC1Y 0RR
Received 8 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01089/MDC
Submission of BREEAM UK Final Certificate pursuant to discharge of condition 26 of planning permission 18/00878/FULMAJ dated 28.03.2019.
Stonecutter Court 1 Stonecutter Street London EC4A 4TR
Received 8 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01090/MDC
Submission of drawings pursuant to discharge of condition 13(a) Fully detailed design and layout drawings for the proposed SuDS components including but not limited to: brown roofs, attenuation systems, rainwater pipework, flow control devices, design for system exceedance, design for ongoing maintenance; surface water flow rates shall be restricted to no greater than 13.2 l/s, provision should be made for an attenuation volume capacity capable of achieving this, which should be no less than 263m3 of planning permission 22/00848/FULMAJ dated 21.12.2023.
65 Gresham Street London EC2V 7NQ
Received 8 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01091/MDC
Submission of Whole Life-Cycle Carbon Assessment pursuant to discharge condition 6 of planning permission 22/00848/FULMAJ dated 21.12.2023.
65 Gresham Street London EC2V 7NQ
Received 8 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01092/MDC
Submission of a Circular Economy Statement pursuant to discharge of condition 3(b) of planning permission 22/00848/FULMAJ dated 21.12.2023.
65 Gresham Street London EC2V 7NQ
Received 8 Aug 2025 - Under Consideration25/01093/PODC
Submission of a Cycling Promotion Plan pursuant to Schedule 3, Paragraph 7.3 of the Section 106 Agreement dated 29.07.2021 (Planning Reference 20/00870/FULL)
11 Pilgrim Street London EC4V 6RN
Received 6 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01094/PODC
Submission of details of the Cultural Operator pursuant to Schedule 3 Paragraph 11.1 and submission of the Cultural Implementation Strategy pursuant to Schedule 3 Paragraph 11.2 of the S106 Agreement dated 02 September 2022 (Planning Application Reference: 21/00781/FULMAJ) as amended by the Deed of Variation dated 02 October 2023 (Planning Application Reference: 22/01243/FULMAJ).
61 - 65 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2FD
Received 7 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01095/MDC
Submission of details pursuant to condition 19(p) and condition 19(r) (partial discharge in relation to reinstatement only) of planning application 20/00546/FULMAJ dated 16.09.2021 (as amended by 24/01244/NMA dated 23.12.2024).
5 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LG
Received 11 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01096/MDC
Submission of Climate Change Resilience Sustainability Statement pursuant to discharge of condition 8 of planning permission 22/00848/FULMAJ dated 21.12.2023.
65 Gresham Street London EC2V 7NQ
Received 11 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01097/FULL
Installation of two new opaque glazed fixed window sashes and mock frames to existing reveals of blocked window panels within internal courtyard.
37 Fleet Street London EC4Y 1BT
Received 12 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01098/LBC
Installation of two new opaque glazed fixed window sashes and mock frames to existing reveals of blocked window panels within internal courtyard.
37 Fleet Street London EC4Y 1BT
Received 12 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01099/PODC
Submission of the Highway Schedule of Condition pursuant to Schedule 3 Paragraph 6.1 of the S106 Agreement dated 02 December 2022 (Planning Application Reference: 21/00885/FULMAJ) as amended by the Deed of Variation dated 01 July 2025 (Planning Application Reference: 24/00688/FULL).
Thavies Inn House 3 - 4 Holborn Circus London EC1N 2HA
Received 8 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01101/MDC
Submission of Pre-Demolition Audit pursuant to discharge of condition 2(a) of planning permission 22/01155/FULEIA dated10.10.2023.
85 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0AA
Received 12 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01102/FULL
Installation of 15no. Air Source Heat Pumps and a louvred screen on the level 34 and level 34 gantry roof, alongside minor interventions to the existing plant.
The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2EW
Received 12 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01103/LBC
Internal alterations and refurbishment including removal of partitions and creation of a new mezzanine to the living room.
132 Defoe House Barbican London EC2Y 8ND
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01104/PODC
Submission of the Local Training, Skills and Job Brokerage Strategy (End Use) pursuant to Schedule 3 Paragraph 3.8 of the S106 Agreement dated 30 September 2021 (Planning Application Reference: 20/00932/FULMAJ), as amended by the Deed of Variation dated 10 March 2023 (Planning Application Reference: 22/00742/FULL).
Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01105/PODC
Submission of the Culture and Visitor Management Plan pursuant to Schedule 3 Paragraph 12.2 of the S106 Agreement dated 30 September 2021 (Planning Application Reference: 20/00932/FULMAJ), as amended by the Deed of Variation dated 10 March 2023 (Planning Application Reference: 22/00742/FULL).
Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP
Received 6 Aug 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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