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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1,476 approved · 4 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided26/00448/FULL
Internal and external alterations including (i) Installation of canopy and associated cladding to columns to the main entrance at Bevis Marks, (ii) Replacement of two revolving doors with a singular revolving door, replacement of bypass door at Bevis Marks and associated card reader totem (iii) Omission of retail door and awnings in connection with Change of Use from Retail (E(b)) to Office (E(c)); (iv) Replacement of bypass door at secondary entrance, installation of associated card reader totem and other associated refurbishment works.
6 Bevis Marks London EC3A 7BA
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00449/ADVT
Installation and display of 7 No. non-illuminated hoarding advertisement measuring: (i) 1.4m wide x 2.45m high (ii) 38.8m wide x 245m high (iii) 3.16m wide x 2.45m high; (iv) 1.3m wide x 3m high (v) 23.9m wide x 3m high (vi) 1.8m wide x 3m high (vii) 1.45m wide x 2.45m high.
1 Old Jewry London EC2R 8DN
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Under Consideration26/00450/MDC
Submission of details of lighting strategy pursuant to condition 12 of Planning permission 24/00737/FULL dated 19.03.2025.
Atlas House 1 - 7 King Street London EC2V 8AU
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00451/MDC
Submission of details of post Installation noise report and mounting details pursuant to condition 2 and 3 of Planning permission 25/00920/FULL dated 17.10.2025.
1 - 4 Great Tower Street London EC3R 5AA
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00452/MDC
Submission of details of particulars and samples of the materials to be used on all external faces of the building and details of new windows pursuant to condition 19 (a) and (f) (in part) of Planning Permission 20/00546/FULMAJ, dated 16.09.2021 (as amended by 22/01051/NMA, 24/00123/NMA, 24/01244/NMA and 25/00769/NMA) dated 16.09.2021.
5 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LG
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Under Consideration26/00453/MDC
Submission of details of particulars and samples of the materials to be used on all external faces of the building 39 (a) of Planning permission 23/00867/FULMAJ dated 27.09.2024.
40 Holborn Viaduct London EC1N 2PB
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Under Consideration26/00454/MDC
Submission of details of sample material and facade panels pursuant to condition 39 (b) of Planning permission 23/00867/FULMAJ dated 27.09.2024.
40 Holborn Viaduct London EC1N 2PB
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Under Consideration26/00455/MDC
Submission of details of hard and soft landscaping scheme pursuant to condition 38 (in part) of Planning permission 25/00068/FULEIA dated 29.07.2025 (partial discharge).
Land Bound By Fenchurch Street, Mark Lane, Dunster Court And Mincing Lane London EC3M 3JQ
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Under Consideration26/00456/MDC
Submission of details of site survey and survey of highway pursuant to condition 4 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 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00457/ADVT
Installation and display of: (i) two halo illuminated fascia signs measuring 0.2m high by 1.4m wide and displayed 4.1m above ground level; (ii) one internally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.4m high by 0.5m wide and displayed 4.1m above ground level.
78 Old Broad Street London EC2M 1QP
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00458/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 20/00371/FULMAJ dated 20.05.2021 to allow the installation of external heating and cooling pipework and electrical containment at Level 10, including associated service containment trays at roof level.
150 Aldersgate Street London EC1A 4AB
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00459/NMA
Non-material amendment under Section 96A of the Town Planning and Country Act 1990 to planning permission reference 25/00768/FULL dated 31 October 2025 to amend Condition 30 (Approved Drawings) to enable design amendments to the consented scheme involving revisions to the office entrance lobby doors; colonnade soffit and lighting improvements; introduction of openable windows at levels 6 and 7; relocation of louvres; removal of fa?ade cable systems; addition of an abseil monorail; addition of plant screen louvred doors; and addition of a lightwell access gantry.
Providian House 16 - 18 Monument Street London EC3R 8AJ
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00460/MDC
Submission of details of: particulars and samples of the materials to be used on all external and semi-external faces of the building pursuant to condition 2 of Planning permission 25/00768/FULL dated 31.10.2025.
Providian House 16 - 18 Monument Street London EC3R 8AJ
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00462/FULL
Refurbishment and alterations to the existing building including: (i) remodelling to provide accessible main office entrance and reception; (ii) removal of existing louvres and partial replacement with new facade louvres and new glazing within existing framing system; (iii) creation of accessible roof terraces at Levels 06, 07 and 11 and associated hard and soft landscaping; (iv) alterations to Fenchurch Place facade at ground and first floor level and re-provision of retail at part ground floor and lower ground floor level; (v) replacement roof-mounted cleaning and maintenance equipment; (vi) alterations to basement levels to incorporate new bicycle parking, showers and lockers and new tenant amenity spaces and (vii) re-landscaping of courtyard and (viii) other associated works.
70 Fenchurch Street London EC3M 4BR
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00463/MDC
Submission of details of an Interim Cycling Promotion Plan pursuant to condition 25(a) of planning permission 21/00930/FULMAJ dated 14.06.2023.
1 Exchange Square London EC2A 2EH
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00465/MDC
Submission of details of landscaping irrigation details, planter wall details, softworks plan, landscape management and maintenance plan and planning details pursuant to conditions 9 and 10 of Planning permission 25/00280/FULL dated 21.11.2025.
Condor House 10 St Paul's Churchyard London EC4M 8AL
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00466/FULL
Works comprising: (i) partial removal of louvres on levels 6, 7 and 8. (ii) consolidation of rooftop plant and creation of terrace. (iii) removal of BMU system. (iv) other associated works.
67 Lombard Street London EC3V 9LJ
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00467/MDC
Submission of details of Post Construction Delivery Report, BRUKL Output Document (Peterborough Court - Refurbished) and energy Performance Certificate documents pursuant to condition 7 of Planning permission 24/01334/FULL dated 13.09.2024.
Peterborough Court 133 Fleet Street London EC4A 2BB
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Under Consideration26/00468/MDC
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 5b and 6 of Planning permission 23/00591/FULL dated 05.04.2024.
20 Black Friars Lane London EC4V 6EB
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Under Consideration26/00469/MDC
Submission of details of flood defences and a landscaping scheme pursuant to Condition 4 of planning permission 19/01338/FULL dated 04/06/2021.
Adelaide House London Bridge London EC4R 9HA
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00470/MDC
Submission of details of Construction Environmental Management plan and Construction Logistics Plan pursuant to conditions 3 and 9 of Planning permission 24/01354/FULL dated 31.10.2025.
68 Lombard Street London EC3V 9LJ
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00472/PODC
Submission of the Local Training Skills and Job Brokerage Strategy pursuant to Schedule 3 Paragraph 3.2-3.4 of the S106 Agreement dated 19th February 2026 (Planning Application Reference: 25/00041/FULMAJ).
20 Old Broad Street London EC2N 1DP
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Withdrawn26/00473/PODC
Local Procurement Strategy ('LPS') S106 Agreement under Schedule 3, Para 2.1. of the S106 Agreement dated 19th February 2026 (Planning Application Reference: 25/00041/FULMAJ).
20 Old Broad Street London EC2N 1DP
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00474/NMA
Non-material amendment under Section 96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary Condition 4 (Flue Termination) of planning permission reference 25/00234/FULL dated 11.04.2025, to revise it to a condition requiring compliance with the provided details.
36 Coleman Street London EC2R 5EH
Received 31 Mar 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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