Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00156/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Alterations to the external area adjacent to Silk Street, the main entrance, the foyer, at Lower Ground, Ground and First Floors, as well as the cafe, to include new reception desk, new lighting, external advertising, internal finishes and door replacement. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:49

Application progress

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Received

2 Feb 2026

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Validated

26 Mar 2026

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Consultation

15 May 2026

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Approved

15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 15 Jul 2026

Documents 148

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF LISTED BUILDING CONSENT (CONDITIONAL) Decision · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 6

PDF DAS Report - Design & Access Statement/Report · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Report - Design & Access Statement/Report · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 2497-MAL-XX-XX-RP-A-8000 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 1 Report - Design & Access Statement/Report · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 2497-MAL-XX-XX-RP-A-8000 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 2 Report - Design & Access Statement/Report · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 2497-MAL-XX-XX-RP-A-8000 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 3 Report - Design & Access Statement/Report · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 260130_GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA_HERITAGE STATEMENT Accompanying report · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 125

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 8

PDF HANDLING NOTE Consultee Comment · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENTS - TWENTIETH CENTURY SOCIETY Consultee Comment · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENTS - THE GARDENS TRUST Consultee Comment · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENTS - TWENTIETH CENTURY SOCIETY Consultee Comment · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND (1) Consultee Comment · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND (2) Consultee Comment · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENTS - THE GARDENS TRUST Consultee Comment · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗

Associated applications 2

Listed buildingApproved15 Jul 202626/00156/LBCThis application
Alterations to the external area adjacent to Silk Street, the main entrance, the foyer, at Lower Ground, Ground and First…
Conditions 2 discharged
- ConditionsSubmission of details of hidden historic features of heritage significance that may be…28 Jul 202626/01073/LDC

Site constraints 7

Registered park or garden: The Barbican

Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.

Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.

Historic England ↗

Barbican and Golden 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 ↗

Town centre: Barbican

A designated centre in the London Plan.

Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.

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

Inside the City and County of the City of London built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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: EC2Y 8DT
Received: 2 Feb 2026
Validated: 26 Mar 2026
Ward: Cripplegate
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 21 May 2026
Decision: Approved
Decision date: 15 Jul 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Made Architects Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 111 days from validation, 51 days slower than City of London's median of 60 for extensions. Approved, as 100% of extensions here are.

This one111d

Council60d

UK54d

43%decided within 8 weeks

100%approved

5%go to committee

Plota live figures for extensions decided by City of London in the last twelve months, from validation. City of London decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14666272
Neighbours: 16 Mar 2026
Consultation: 15 May 2026
Comments by: 29 May 2026
Site or press notice: 13 Mar 2026
Committee: 8 Jul 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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City of London

Planning Authority Score

6.7/10

Good

#71 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

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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

Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 148

Decision & officer reports 1

Statements & assessments 6

Plans & drawings 125

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 8

Other documents 7

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 7

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