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1,476 approved · 4 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Third Floor Flat 41 Charterhouse Square London EC1M 6EA
Received 16 Jul 20261 St Martin's-le-grand London EC1A 4AS
Received 14 Jul 2026Ibex House 42 - 47 Minories London EC3N 1DY
Received 15 Jul 202670 Fenchurch Street London EC3M 4BR
Received 16 Jul 2026(site Known As 85 Gracechurch Street) 83 - 87 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0AA
Received 16 Jul 2026Millennium Bridge House 2 Lambeth Hill London EC4V 4AG
Received 17 Jul 202617 Godliman Street London EC4V 5BD
Received 17 Jul 2026St Paul's House 8 - 12 Warwick Lane London EC4M 7BP
Received 17 Jul 2026St Paul's House 8 - 12 Warwick Lane London EC4M 7BP
Received 17 Jul 20261 - 3 Bishopsgate London EC2N 3AQ
Received 17 Jul 202610 Trinity Square London EC3N 4AJ
Received 17 Jul 202610 Trinity Square London EC3N 4AJ
Received 17 Jul 2026Development Site Salisbury Square London
Received 20 Jul 2026Tenter House 45 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AE
Received 15 Jul 2026Development Site Winchester House 75 London Wall London
Received 20 Jul 20269 Bridewell Place London EC4V 6AW
Received 20 Jul 2026Allianz House 60 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0HR
Received 20 Jul 202670 Fenchurch Street London EC3M 4BR
Received 20 Jul 202620 Old Broad Street London EC2N 1DP
Received 21 Jul 202681 Newgate Street London EC1A 7HQ
Received 22 Jul 202665 Fleet Street London EC4Y 1HT
Received 22 Jul 202665 Fleet Street London EC4Y 1HT
Received 22 Jul 20261 Basinghall Avenue London EC2V 5DD
Received 23 Jul 2026Cannon Bridge House 25 Dowgate Hill London EC4R 2YA
Received 23 Jul 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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