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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1,476 approved · 4 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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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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.
More application records
- Decided26/00235/CLEUD
Certificate of Lawful Existing Use or Development to determine whether the works carried out constitute the lawful implementation of planning permission 22/00251/FULL, dated 21 November 2023.
Wood Street Police Station 37 Wood Street London EC2P 2NQ
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00236/MDC
Submission of detail of Crane Operations Plan pursuant to Condition 21 of Planning permission 24/00743/FULEIA dated 15.05.2025.
Allianz House 60 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0HR
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00237/MDC
Submission of detail of Scheme of Protective Works (construction) pursuant to Condition 3 of planning permission 24/00743/FULEIA dated 15.05.2025.
Allianz House 60 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0HR
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00238/PODC
Submission of the Contract for the demolition and construction of the core phases of the Development pursuant to Schedule 3, Paragraph 27 of the Deed of Variation dated 12th December 2025 (Planning Application Reference: 24/00743/FULEIA).
Allianz House 60 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0HR
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00239/PODC
Submission of the Gateway 2 Deliverables pursuant to Schedule 10, Paragraphs 2.1-2.7 of the S106 Agreement dated 14th May 2025 (Planning Application Reference: 24/00743/FULEIA).
Allianz House 60 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0HR
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided26/00240/PODC
Submission of the Gateway 2 Final Report pursuant to Schedule 10, Paragraph 2.8 of the S106 Agreement dated 14th May 2025 (Planning Application Reference: 24/00743/FULEIA).
Allianz House 60 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0HR
Received 16 Dec 2025 - Decided26/00242/MDC
Submission of details of materials, colour, texture and profile of the Awnings pursuant to condition 2 of Planning permission 25/00774/FULL dated 12.12.2025.
49 Cheapside London EC2V 6AT
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00243/MDC
Submission of a Construction Environmental Management Plan pursuant to condition 2 of planning permission 25/01203/FULL, dated 13 February 2026.
St Paul's House 8 - 12 Warwick Lane London EC4M 7BP
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00244/FULL
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to vary condition 45 (Cycle Parking) to update the cycle parking mix and quantum and vary condition 63 (Approved Drawings) to replace the amenity spaces on levels 02 to 05 with four additional PBSA studio rooms, reflect the change in cycle parking arrangement and introduce the new larger amenity space at Basement level 02 of planning permission 22/01243/FULMAJ dated 21/09/2023.
61 - 65 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2FD
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00245/PODC
Submission of the Local Procurement Strategy pursuant to Schedule 3, paragraph 2.1 of the S106 Agreement dated 23 December 2025.
1 Undershaft London EC3A 8EE
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00248/MDC
Submission of detail of the design and specification of an internal and external lighting installation pursuant to condition 18 of Planning permission 22/00867/FULMAJ dated 14.09.2023.
20 Giltspur Street London EC1A 9DD
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00249/LDC
Submission of details of particulars and samples in relation to the concrete repairs to the upper concourse bench and flooring pursuant to condition 4(a) of Planning permission 25/00104/LBC dated 25.04.2025.
Golden Lane Leisure Centre Golden Lane Estate London EC1Y 0SH
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Under Consideration26/00250/MDC
Submission of detail of External Greening Strategy pursuant to condition 22 of Planning permission 25/00068/FULEIA dated 29.07.2025.
Land Bound By Fenchurch Street, Mark Lane, Dunster Court And Mincing Lane London EC3M 3JQ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00251/MDC
Submission of detail of BREEAM Certificate pursuant to condition 41 of Planning permission 18/00740/FULEIA dated 28.03.2019.
Leadenhall Court 1 Leadenhall Street London EC3V 1PP
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00252/MDC
Submission of detail of Air Quality report pursuant to condition 31 of Planning permission 25/00068/FULEIA dated 29.07.2025.
Land Bound By Fenchurch Street, Mark Lane, Dunster Court And Mincing Lane London EC3M 3JQ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Under Consideration26/00253/MDC
Submission of detail of Lighting Strategy pursuant to conditions 32(f) and 35 of Planning permission 22/00848/FULMAJ dated 21.12.2023.
65 Gresham Street London EC2V 7NQ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00254/MDC
Submission of details of Traffic Management Plan and Construction Logistics plan pursuant to condition 2 of Planning permission 24/01361/FULL dated 22.05.2025.
38 Houndsditch London EC3A 7DB
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00255/MDC
Submission of a Construction Logistics Plan pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission 25/01203/FULL, dated 13 February 2026.
St Paul's House 8 - 12 Warwick Lane London EC4M 7BP
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00256/MDC
Submission of a site conditions survey pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission 25/01203/FULL, dated 13 February 2026.
St Paul's House 8 - 12 Warwick Lane London EC4M 7BP
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00257/FULL
Temporary change of use of a section of Car Park 5 to an exhibition space (Class F1).
Arts Centre Barbican Arts And Conference Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00258/LBC
Internal alterations comprising the reconfiguration and refurbishment of the kitchen and living room space, including the removal of non-structural partition walls to create a new open plan living area.
39 Defoe House Barbican London EC2Y 8DN
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00259/ADVT
Installation and display of: (i) one non-illuminated scaffolding shroud; (ii) one externally illuminated advertisement banner measuring 11.053m high by 18.553m wide at a height above ground of 6.081m; and (iii) one externally illuminated advertisement banner measuring 11.053m high by 5.072m wide at a height above ground of 6.081m associated with the development of the site for a temporary period until 15.10.2027.
1 - 5 London Wall Buildings London EC2M 5PG
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00260/FULL
Replacement of existing entrance door with new powder coated aluminium door with timber handle.
120 Middlesex Street London E1 7HY
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00261/ADVT
Installation and display of (i) 1no. non-illuminated hanging sign measuring 600mm x 600mm displayed at a height of 3895mm above ground level, and (ii) 1no. internally illuminated menu box measuring 560mm x 355mm displayed at a height of 1160mm above ground level.
120 Middlesex Street London E1 7HY
Received 18 Feb 2026
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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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