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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1,476 approved · 4 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
Conservation areas28 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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- Decided25/01244/FULL
Installation of external lighting.
The Guild Church of St Mary Abchurch Abchurch Yard London EC4N 7BA
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01245/FULL
Refurbishment and alterations to the existing building including relocation of the southern offices entrance, new partial facade treatment at ground floor level, a part single storey extension at level 5, a part single storey extension at level 6 and a part two storey extension at levels 6 and 7, provision of balconies to the southern elevation, hard and soft landscaping at roof level, new rooftop plant and associated louvres, cycle parking and associated facilities at lower ground and basement levels, and other associated works.
London Stock Exchange 10 Paternoster Square London EC4M 7DY
Received 10 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01246/ADVT
Installation and display of: (i) four white vinyl stickers measuring 1500mm x 600mm.
100 Liverpool Street London EC2M 2AT
Received 10 Sept 2025 - Decided21/00272/FULMAJ/DOV
Deed of Variation to vary the Section 106 agreement dated 24 September 2020 relating to the planning permission reference 19/01345/FULMAJ.
1-5 London Wall Buildings London Wall London EC2M 5PG
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01248/ADVT
Installation and display of: (i) one non-illuminated facade sign measuring 1.2m high by 1.5m wide and displayed 1.8m above ground level; (ii) one internally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.85m high by 0.85m wide and displayed 2.65m above ground level.
Lloyds Chambers 1 Portsoken Street London E1 8BT
Received 11 Sept 2025 - Under Consideration25/01249/ADVT
Installation and display of: (i) one internally illuminated fascia signage measuring 2.0m in width, 0.7m in height, at a height above ground of 2.68m; (ii) two internally illuminated fascia signage measuring 1.0m in width and 0.156m in height, at a height above ground of 2.55m; and (iii) one internally illuminated circular projecting signage measuring 0.6m in diameter, at a height above ground of 2.84m.
137 Cheapside London EC2V 6BJ
Received 11 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01250/LDC
Submission of details relating to service installations pursuant to Condition 3 of Listed Building Consent 24/00928/LBC dated 12th December 2024.
15 - 17 Black Friars Lane London EC4V 6ER
Received 11 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01251/LDC
Submission of details relating to suspended ceilings pursuant to Condition 4 of Listed Building Consent 24/00928/LBC dated 12th December 2024.
15 - 17 Black Friars Lane London EC4V 6ER
Received 11 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01252/LDC
Submission of details relating to service installations pursuant to Condition 3 of Listed Building Consent 24/00926/LBC dated 12th December 2024.
15 - 17 Black Friars Lane London EC4V 6ER
Received 11 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01253/LDC
Submission of details relating to suspended ceilings pursuant to Condition 5 of Listed Building Consent 24/00926/LBC dated 12th December 2024.
15 - 17 Black Friars Lane London EC4V 6ER
Received 11 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01254/CLOPD
Certificate of Lawful Development (proposed) for minor external alterations to the existing entrance, including the repositioning of double doors, revised glazing arrangement, and replacement of aluminium louvres.
Lloyds Chambers 1 Portsoken Street London E1 8BT
Received 11 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01255/FULL
Installation of mechanical plant at roof level and removal of gas boiler system
Bishopsgate Institute 230 Bishopsgate London EC2M 4QH
Received 11 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01256/LBC
Installation of mechanical plant at roof level and removal of gas boiler system with associated internal alterations
Bishopsgate Institute 230 Bishopsgate London EC2M 4QH
Received 11 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01257/MDC
Submission of Lighting Details and Strategies pursuant to discharge of condition 25 and 62 of planning permission 22/00742/FULL dated 10.03.2023 and condition 12(a) of planning permission 22/0743/LBC dated 10.03.2023.
Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP
Received 11 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01258/FULLR3
Replacement of part of main roof and replacement of rainwater goods to match existing.
Waste Transfer Facility Walbrook Wharf 79 - 83 Upper Thames Street London EC4R 3TD
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01259/FULL
Use of approved retail units as Class E
4A Frederick's Place London EC2R 8AB
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01261/NMA
Application for non-material amendment under S96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to amend condition 43 (Approved drawings) of planning permission no. 24/00472/FULL for the relocation of the podium canopy.
Middlesex Street Estate Gravel Lane London E1 7AF
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01262/LDC
Submission of drawings and Design Report pursuant to discharge of condition 2(u), details of the kitchen extract plant; and 2(v) details of the living wall of planning permission 24/01359/LBC dated 20.06.2025.
Daniel House And Mersey House (Former Daily Telegraph Building) 131 - 141 Fleet Street London EC4A 2BJ
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01267/MDC
Submission of details of a post-completion Circular Economy Report and post-construction Whole LifeCycle Carbon (WLC) Assessment pursuant to discharge conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission 23/00752/FULMAJ dated 29.09.2023.
81 Newgate Street London EC1A 7AJ
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01268/NMA
Application for non-material amendment under S96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to amend condition 39 (Approved drawings) of planning permission 23/01254/FULMAJ dated 05.06.2024 for amendments to ground floor layout and access arrangements, replacement of crittal windows with non-crittal, reduction in the number of hotel rooms and other minor coordination amendments.
5 - 10 Great Tower Street London EC3R 5AA
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01269/MDC
Submission of drawings and Design Report pursuant to discharge of condition 37(a) details of the kitchen extract plant; and 37(b) details of the living wall of planning permission 22/00508/FULL (as amended by 24/01340/NMA) dated 07.02.2023.
Daniel House And Mersey House (Former Daily Telegraph Building) 131 - 141 Fleet Street London EC4A 2BJ
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01272/MDC
Submission of details of detailed plans, elevations and sections including spot heights of the roof level pursuant to redischarge condition 42 of planning permission 23/00752/FULMAJ dated 29.09.2023.
81 Newgate Street London EC1A 7AJ
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01273/LBC
Internal and external alterations including (i) replacement HVAC units to first floor roof (ii) replacement retractable awning at ground floor to Ball Court (east) elevation (iii) internal layout changes to basement, ground, first and second floor level including insertion of new commercial kitchen, dumbwaiter and servery areas and reconfiguration of seating (iv) repair works (v) mechanical and electrical upgrades throughout, and (vi) associated works.
Simpsons Tavern 38 And A Half Cornhill London EC3V 9DR
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01274/FULL
Application under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 to vary Condition 30 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 24/00226/FULL dated 29 May 2025 to enable design changes including: a revised MEP strategy; introduction of life safety generator at roof level; lowering of the southern portion of the rooftop plantroom; removal of external redundant riser; and alterations to facade including the introduction of a strip of vertical louvres to the far north windows of the east and west elevations.
1 Old Jewry London EC2R 8DN
Received 17 Sept 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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