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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.
England · Local authority
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1,476 approved · 4 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00675/MDC
Submission of Plant Noise Impact Assessment Report pursuant to discharge of conditions 12 (Part a) and 13 of planning permission 06/01060/FULL dated 18.04.2007, as amended by planning permission 10/00277/FULL dated 10.06.2010.
The Rolls Building 7 Rolls Buildings London EC4
Received 11 May 2026 - Under Consideration26/00676/FULL
External alterations to the existing office building including: refurbishments to level 17 terrace, refurbishment of exterior public realm including the repair of the water feature, creation of a dedicated cycle entrance,�with associated works. [RECONSULTATION DUE TO REVISED PLANS]
5 Aldermanbury Square London EC2V 7HR
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/00677/PODC
Submission of the Interim Cycling Promotion Plan and the Delivery and Servicing Management Plan pursuant to Schedule 3 Paragraph 7.1 and 8.1 of the S106 Agreement dated 21 April 2023 (Planning Application Reference: 22/00832/FULL).
25 Moorgate London EC2R 6AR
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/00678/MDC
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3, 5 and 7 of planning permission 26/00269/FULL dated 23.04.2026.
32 Coleman Street London EC2R 5AN
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/00680/MDC
Submission of BREEAM New Construction Final Certificate pursuant to discharge Condition 7 of planning permission 22/00158/FULMAJ dated 18.01.2023.
Princes Court 7 Prince's Street London EC2R 8AQ
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/00681/MDC
Submission of details of written scheme of investigation pursuant to condition 11(c) of Planning Permission 25/00664/FULMAJ dated 23.12.2025.
St Brides House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8EH
Received 12 May 2026 - Under Consideration26/00682/FULL
Change of use from retail (Class EB) to Public House (Sui Generis).
Ormond House 63 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4UA
Received 12 May 2026 - Unknown26/00683/5REG
Notification under the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) for the installation of 1no. 12�m dish to be added to relocated freestanding frame and associated ancillary development thereto.
200 Aldersgate Street London EC1A 4HD
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/00684/LDC
Submission of Historic Fabric Protection Scheme pursuant to condition 5 and Construction Methodology Statement pursuant toCondition 6 of planning permission 25/00744/LBC dated 23.12.2025.
St Clements House 27 Clement's Lane London EC4N 7AE
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/00685/MDC
Submission of details of the ground floor office entrances pursuant to condition 21(e) 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 13 May 2026 - Decided26/00686/MDC
Submission of details of a typical bay of the development pursuant to condition 21(c) 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 13 May 2026 - Decided26/00687/MDC
Submission of details of ground floor elevations pursuant to condition 21(d) 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 13 May 2026 - Decided26/00688/MDC
Submission of details of soffits, handrails and balustrades pursuant to condition 21(h) 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 13 May 2026 - Decided26/00689/MDC
Submission of details of louvres and associated glass panels pursuant to condition 21(k) 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 13 May 2026 - Decided26/00690/MDC
Submission of details of the proposed new fa�ade(s) including typical details of the fenestration and entrances pursuant to condition 21(b) (in part) 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 13 May 2026 - Decided26/00691/MDC
Submission of details of windows and external joinery pursuant to condition 21(g) 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 13 May 2026 - Decided26/00692/FULL
Installation of 1no. internal Nox filter and 1no. louvre in over panel of door on Lower Thames Street elevation.
Adelaide House London Bridge London EC4R 9HA
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/00693/LBC
Removal of existing plant equipment in lightwell at basement level, installation of 1no. internal Nox filter, and installation of 1no. louvre in over panel of door on Lower Thames Street elevation.
Adelaide House London Bridge London EC4R 9HA
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/00694/MDC
Submission of Scheme of Protective Works - Construction pursuant to discharge of condition 7 of 25/00540/FULL dated 07.11.2025.
105 - 108 Old Broad Street London EC2N 1EX
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/00695/MDC
Submission of details of plant noise, installation and maintenance pursuant to condition 2 of planning permission 25/01010/FULL dated 23/03/2026.
Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/00697/LBC
Internal and external alterations including replacement of the boiler and installation of a new flue, window repairs, minor structural repairs to the slated roof and installation of a man safe system, brickwork repairs, removal of paint and DOFF cleaning to masonry.
Livery Hall Coopers Hall 13 Devonshire Square London EC2M 4TH
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/00698/MDC
Submission of Access Management Plan pursuant to discharge of condition 21 of 24/00472/FULL dated 22.11.2024.
Middlesex Street Estate Gravel Lane London E1 7AF
Received 14 May 2026 - Under Consideration26/00699/MDC
Submission of Archaeological Evaluation Report pursuant to discharge of condition 12 of planning permission 24/00688/FULL dated 02.07.2025.
Thavies Inn House 3 - 4 Holborn Circus London EC1N 2HA
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided26/00700/MDC
Submission of drawings, MOLA File Note and Piling Method Statement pursuant to discharge of condition 13 of planning permission 24/00688/FULL dated 02.07.2025.
Thavies Inn House 3 - 4 Holborn Circus London EC1N 2HA
Received 14 May 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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