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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1,476 approved · 4 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Under Consideration26/00591/FULMAJ
(i) Change of use from Office, retail, restaurant and private medical (Use Class E) to flexible Retail and Cultural (Use Class E(a)/(b)/(c) and/or Use Class F1) at ground floor and lower ground floor level, and Hotel (Use Class C1) with ancillary bar, cafe and restaurant on part ground, lower ground, basement and upper floors (285 rooms) at 15-17 Eldon Street and 6 Broad Street Place; (ii) Works at 15-17 Eldon Street: demolition of 5th floor level and a replacement 5th floor level, additional 6th, 7th, and 8th floor levels, and rear partial infill extension from second to fourth floors, to provide hotel accommodation; (iii) Works at 6 Broad Street Place: rear partial infill extension from first to fifth floors, removal of existing rooftop plant enclosure and erection of one storey roof extension at seventh floor; (iv) All other works: Creation of new shopfronts and new hotel entrance at ground floor level; Installation of plant equipment, louvred enclosures, stair enclosure, green roof and solar photovoltaic panels at roof level; Provision of cycle parking spaces and shower/changing facilities at basement levels; Resurfacing and refurbishment of passageway; Provision of ancillary hotel facilities at basement level; and other associated works.
15-17 Eldon Street And 6 Broad Street Place London EC2M 7JH
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00592/MDC
Submission of details of roof parapet, plant screen hatches at levels 36 and 37, and canopy at level 32 pursuant to parts (m), (n) and (o) of condition 21 of planning permission 25/00068/FULEIA dated 29th July 2025.
Land Bound By Fenchurch Street, Mark Lane, Dunster Court And Mincing Lane London EC3M 3JQ
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00593/MDC
Submission of details of the curtain walling system, glazing at ground and mezzanine levels, and door and smoke vent to the west elevation of Clothworkers' Hall pursuant to parts (p), (q) and (r) of condition 21 of planning permission 25/00068/FULEIA dated 29th July 2025.
Land Bound By Fenchurch Street, Mark Lane, Dunster Court And Mincing Lane London EC3M 3JQ
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00594/MDC
Submission of particulars and samples of the materials to be used on all external faces of the building including external ground and upper level surfaces; and details of all replacement stonework and glazing pursuant to condition 32 (parts a and g) of planning permission 22/00848/FULMAJ dated 21/12/2023.
65 Gresham Street London EC2V 7NQ
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00598/LBC
Relocation of first-floor bar servery to improve function room layout & associated works. New timber bi-fold doors.
Hand And Shears Public House 1 Middle Street London EC1A 7JA
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00599/LBC
Internal alterations including works to partitions and formation of new door opening, and works to upgrade lighting and fire detection equipment.
2 Mitre Court Buildings Old Mitre Court London EC4Y 7BX
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00600/LBC
Internal alterations including removal of non-structural partitions, reconfiguration of layout, new bathrooms and kitchen and new suspended ceiling.
341 Lauderdale Tower Barbican London EC2Y 8NA
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00601/MDC
Submission of Air Quality Modelling pursuant to discharge of condition 39 of planning permission 25/01506/FULL dated 29.01.2026.
Ibex House 42 - 47 Minories London EC3N 1DY
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00602/MDC
Submission of Demolition and Construction Environmental Management Plan and Demolition and Construction Logistics Plan pursuant to discharge of condition 9 and 13 of planning permission 25/01506/FULL dated 29.01.2026.
Ibex House 42 - 47 Minories London EC3N 1DY
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00603/MDC
Submission of details of Urban Greening Factor report pursuant to condition 20 of Planning Permission 25/01506/FULL dated 29.01.2026.
Ibex House 42 - 47 Minories London EC3N 1DY
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00604/MDC
Submission of material letter pursuant to discharge of condition 21(a (partial discharge), b, c, d (partial discharge), e, g, i and j) of planning permission 25/01506/FULL dated 29.01.2026.
Ibex House 42 - 47 Minories London EC3N 1DY
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00605/LDC
Submission of material and external design details pursuant to part discharge of Parts A and D and full discharge of Parts B, C, E, G, I and J of Condition 2 of Listed Building Consent 25/01507/LBC dated 29.01.2026.
Ibex House 42 - 47 Minories London EC3N 1DY
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00606/MDC
Submission of details of noise pursuant to the partial discharge of condition 6 of Planning Permission 23/01384/FULL dated 30.09.2024.
120 Old Broad Street London EC2N 1AR
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00608/FULL
Alterations to the existing office building, including the installation of external shading, entrance reconfiguration and erection of rooftop pavilion at level 08 to existing roof terrace, with associated works.
150 Cheapside London EC2V 6ET
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Under Consideration26/00609/MDC
Submission of response to condition requirements (SuDs) pursuant to condition 10 of Planning Permission 24/01354/FULL dated 31.10.2025.
68 Lombard Street London EC3V 9LJ
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00610/MDC
Submission of details of Written Scheme of Investigation pursuant to condition 31 (parts A and B) of Planning Permission 25/01506/FULL dated 29.01.2026.
Ibex House 42 - 47 Minories London EC3N 1DY
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00611/MDC
Submission of details of Construction Logistics Plan pursuant to condition 18 of Planning Permission 25/01596/FULL dated 27.03.2026.
Senator House 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4AB
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00612/FULL
New hard and soft landscaping for the sculpture court to include removal and replacement of all paving with new waterproofing below, new ramps and steps, new raised planting beds, seating, and lighting, proposed parameters for temporary structures and artworks to facilitate continued use of the sculpture court for art installations, works to the staff spaces facades to upgrade glazing and frames to level 2 and other associated works.
Barbican Arts And Conference Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00613/LBC
New hard and soft landscaping for the sculpture court to include removal and replacement of all paving with new waterproofing below, new ramps and steps, new raised planting beds, seating, lighting, and drinking water fountain. Works to the staff spaces to include internal reconfiguration, new WCs, showers, and kitchenette, works to the facades to upgrade glazing and frames at level 2. Upgrade and replacement fixtures, fittings and finishes and other associated works.
Barbican Arts And Conference Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00614/LBC
Retrospective internal refurbishment works to second and third floor office space.
81 - 82 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0AU
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00619/PODC
Submission of the Local Procurement monitoring report pursuant to Schedule 3 Paragraph 1.7 of the S106 Agreement dated 12 September 2023 (Planning Application Reference: 22/00867/FULMAJ).
20 Giltspur Street London EC1A 9DD
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Withdrawn26/00620/NMA
Non-Material Amendment under Section 96a of the Town and Country Planning Act (1990) (as amended) to planning permission Ref. 25/01596/FULL dated 26/03/2026 to amend condition 1 (approved drawings and particulars) and condition 29 (biodiversity gain plan) to enable minor alterations to the proposed roof terrace.
Senator House 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4AB
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00621/LBC
Internal alterations to a fifth-floor flat within Speed House, including the partial removal of the existing non-structural outer kitchen partition wall to create open-plan between the kitchen and living room.
89 Speed House Barbican London EC2Y 8AU
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00622/MDC
Submission of details of external facing materials pursuant to part discharge of Parts E and K and full discharge of Parts F and H of Condition 21 of planning permission 26/00244/FULL dated 24th June 2026
61 - 65 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2FD
Received 28 Apr 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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