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Proposal
Erection of a roof extension and partial change of use from Office (Class E) to create a residential unit (Class C3) and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Documents 39
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 29
Application forms 2
Site constraints 11
Show all 14 with distances
- 19 mNos. 4, 4A and 5, MIDDLE STREETGrade II
- 27 mHand and Shears Public HouseGrade II
- 33 mFounders' Hall including 39-40 Bartholomew CloseGrade II
- 49 mNos. 74 and 75, LONG LANEGrade II
- 53 mChurch of St Bartholomew the GreatGrade I
- 87 mBarbicanGrade II
- 109 mEast building of Central MarketGrade II*
- 112 m39 and 40, Cloth Fair Ec1Grade II
- 121 mNos. 41 and 42, CLOTH FAIRGrade II*
- 122 mNational Westminster BankGrade II
- 131 m43, 44, 45, 46 and 51 Cloth FairGrade II
- 133 mSt Bartholomew HouseGrade II
- 146 mK2 Telephone Kiosk on the South Side of the SquareGrade II
- 147 mGatehouse to Church of St Bartholomew the GreatGrade II*
Checked on 10 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- City of London
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- EC1A 7HU
- Received
- 8 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Farringdon Within
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 1 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Block 9 Architects
How this decision compares
Decided in 266 days from validation, 182 days slower than City of London's median of 84 for full applications. Approved, as 99% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by City of London in the last twelve months, from validation. City of London decision record →
Public comments
15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14375868
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14375868
- Neighbours
- 21 Jan 2026
- Consultation
- 14 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 18 Feb 2026
- Site or press notice
- 16 Jan 2026
- Committee
- 1 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
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