Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for City of London Corporation. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1,476 approved · 4 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
The Derby London City 5 - 10 Great Tower Street London EC3R 5AA
Received 31 Mar 2026100 New Bridge Street London EC4V 6JA
Received 1 Apr 2026Development Site 2 Aldermanbury Square London
Received 1 Apr 20262 Temple Gardens Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9AY
Received 1 Apr 2026Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP
Received 2 Apr 202625 Hosier Lane London EC1A 9LQ
Received 2 Apr 202676 Defoe House Barbican London EC2Y 8DN
Received 2 Apr 202625 Hosier Lane London EC1A 9LQ
Received 2 Apr 2026391 Cromwell Tower Barbican London EC2Y 8NB
Received 2 Apr 2026391 Cromwell Tower Barbican London EC2Y 8NB
Received 2 Apr 2026312 Cromwell Tower Barbican London EC2Y 8NB
Received 2 Apr 2026Chartered Accountants Hall Moorgate Place London EC2R 6EA
Received 3 Apr 20261 St Martin's-le-grand London EC1A 4AS
Received 3 Apr 2026St Clements House 27 & 28 Clement's Lane London EC4N 7AE
Received 7 Apr 2026Chartered Accountants Hall Moorgate Place London EC2R 6EA
Received 7 Apr 2026The Temple Church Inner Temple Lane London EC4Y 7BB
Received 7 Apr 20269 - 11 Angel Court London EC2R 7HB
Received 7 Apr 20261 Appold Street London EC2A 2UU
Received 7 Apr 2026Condor House 10 St Paul's Churchyard London EC4M 8AL
Received 7 Apr 2026Adelaide House London Bridge London EC4R 9HA
Received 8 Apr 2026St Brides House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8EH
Received 3 Mar 2026St Brides House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8EH
Received 2 Mar 202641 Bow Lane London EC4M 9DT
Received 9 Apr 202659 Carter Lane London EC4V 5AQ
Received 9 Apr 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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