Kings College Maughan Library Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00986/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved
Schools, care & communityExtensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Installation of acoustic panels in 5no. teaching spaces. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2026
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Consultation
10 Sept 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Documents 43

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF LISTED BUILDING CONSENT (CONDITIONAL) Decision · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF 2605-01 HERITAGE DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT V01 Report - Design & Access Statement/Report · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT_INCLUDED_IN_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Accompanying report · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 28

PDF DRAWING ISSUE SHEET Drawings Schedule · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM -1.69 PROPOSED GA PLAN & RCP Drawing · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM -1.69 PROPOSED GA ELEVATIONS Drawing · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATIONPLAN Site Plan · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY BASEMENT 01 FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM -1.69 EXISTING GA PLAN AND RCP Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM -1.69 EXISTING GA ELEVATIONS Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM -1.69 PROPOSED GA PLAN AND RCP Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM 0.63 PROPOSED GA PLAN AND RCP Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM 0.63 PROPOSED GA ELEVATIONS Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM 1.23 EXISTING GA PLAN AND RC Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM 1.23 EXISTING GA ELEVATIONS Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM 1.23 PROPOSED GA PLAN AND RCP Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM 1.23 PROPOSED GA ELEVATIONS Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM 1.63 EXISTING GA PLAN AND RCP Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM 1.63 EXISTING GA ELEVATIONS Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM 1.63 PROPOSED GA PLAN AND RCP Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM 1.63 PROPOSED GA ELEVATIONS Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM -1.69 PROPOSED GA ELEVATIONS Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY GROUND FLOOR PLAN- Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM 0.63 EXISTING GA PLAN AND RCP Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM 0.63 EXISTING GA ELEVATIONS Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY SECOND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM 2.23 EXISTING GA PLAN AND RCP Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM 2.23 EXISTING GA ELEVATIONS Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM 2.23 PROPOSED GA PLAN AND RC Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM 2.23 PROPOSED GA ELEVATIONS Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 9

PDF Officers Report Officers Report · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOPHON FOCUS? LEVELS Specification Sheet · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOPHON FOCUS? LEVELS Specification Sheet · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 14580C M006B - MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM -1-69 Accompanying report · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 14580 M004A - MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM 0-63 Accompanying report · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 14580C M001B - MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM 1-23 Accompanying report · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 14580C M003B - MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM 1-63 Accompanying report · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 14580 M002A - MAUGHAN LIBRARY ROOM 2-23 Accompanying report · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 14580 M000A - STANDARDS AND METHODOLOGIES Accompanying report · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

54 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Former Public Record Office, Grade II*, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 3 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 42 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 54 with distances
Historic England ↗
Chancery Lane conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 126 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 126 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 707 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
Scheduled monument about 246 m away: Inner Temple Hall Buttery; 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 18 m away; Town centre about 86 m away: Fleet Street.
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

Council
City of London
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
WC2A 1LR
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Farringdon Without
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
JacksonBCS Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 68 days from validation, about the council's usual 68 days. Approved, as 100% of extensions here are.

31%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
116decided in the last year

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Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 17 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15066117
Planning Portal ref
PP-15066117
Neighbours
22 Jul 2026
Consultation
10 Sept 2026
Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
24 Jul 2026
Committee
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

45 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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2019 Approved
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6.7/10
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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
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