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1,476 approved · 4 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
St Brides House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8EH
Received 23 Jul 20266 - 11 Crescent London EC3N 2LY
Received 23 Jul 2026General Market West Smithfield London EC1A 9PS
Received 23 Jul 202629 Clement's Lane London EC4N 7AE
Received 24 Jul 202629 Clement's Lane London EC4N 7AE
Received 24 Jul 202629 Clement's Lane London EC4N 7AE
Received 24 Jul 20263 Temple Gardens Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9AU
Received 24 Jul 20263 Temple Gardens Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9AU
Received 24 Jul 2026Development Site Salisbury Square London
Received 24 Jul 2026King Edwards Buildings Post Office, 106-113 Newgate Street EC1A 7AE
Received 24 Jul 202655 Mark Lane London EC3R 7NE
Received 27 Jul 202655 Mark Lane London EC3R 7NE
Received 27 Jul 202649 Cheapside London EC2V 6AT
Received 27 Jul 2026St Ethelburga's Centre For Reconciliation And Peace 78 Bishopsgate London EC2N 4AG
Received 27 Jul 202655 And 56 Old Broad Street London EC2M 1RX
Received 27 Jul 202655 And 65 Old Broad Street London EC2M 1RX
Received 27 Jul 2026150 Minories London
Received 28 Jul 20261-5 London Wall Buildings London Wall London EC2M 5PG
Received 28 Jul 2026Regis House 45 King William Street London EC4R 9AN
Received 28 Jul 2026Open Area To The Front of 120 Aldersgate Street, Priory Fields House, London
Received 24 Jul 2026Open Area To The Front of 120 Aldersgate Street, Priory Fields House, London
Received 24 Jul 202685 Charterhouse Street London EC1M 6AG
Received 28 Jul 2026Public House 16 Byward Street London EC3R 5BA
Received 28 Jul 2026Public House 16 Byward Street London EC3R 5BA
Received 28 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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