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26/00523/FULL - Full Planning Permission Under Consideration

Proposal

Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to vary condition 8 (Approved Plans) of planning permission Ref. to allow for the substitution of the approved drawings with an updated set reflecting the proposed amendments to i) Central Square - Omission of the south planter and seating, adjustment of planter layouts and details, replaced benches from stone to timber, ii) West Entrance Nevill Lane - Removal of planting between Nevill lane and Central Square, Planters shifted, seating relocated, iii) South Square Pemberton Row - Planters and Seating omitted, iv) East Entrance - Omission of planters. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Apr 2026
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Validated
20 Apr 2026
✓
Consultation
23 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Jun 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 15 Jun 2026.

The consultation period closed on 17 Jul 2026.

Documents 23

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Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 11

Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: City of London AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
National infrastructure project about 196 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 196 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 615 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
Also on the record
Wider setting of protected view 5A.2 Greenwich Park Wolfe statue to St Paul's Cathedral; 12 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Scheduled monument about 211 m away: Barnard's Inn Hall (Mercers' School); Conservation area about 85 m away: Fleet Street; Inside the City and County of the City of London built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 7 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
EC4A 3BZ
Received
13 Apr 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Ward
Castle Baynard
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Avison Young

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

28 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14830300
Planning Portal ref
PP-14830300
Neighbours
27 Apr 2026
Consultation
23 Apr 2026
Comments by
17 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
26 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
City of London
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#71 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

City of London is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #1 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 84% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 100% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

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City of London decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
97%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #3 of 296
100%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #1 of 296
100%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #1 of 296
84%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #296 of 296
50%
Minor dwellings approved
4 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Change of use approved
22 decided
460
Total decisions
14 refused in the year to March 2026