60 Great Tower Street London EC3R 5AZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Refurbishment and alterations including (i) refurbishment of the ground floor front entrance, (ii) refurbishment of the ground floor rear entrance, (iii) installation of external planters at the ground floor front entrance, (iv) formation of new private external amenity roof terraces at levels 7, 9, and 10, and associated landscaping, (v) consolidation of existing plant equipment and installation of new plant equipment at roof level, and (vi) alterations to existing rooftop plant enclosure to create a new internal amenity space at level 10. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 92
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 6
Plans & drawings 70
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 13
Site constraints 9
Show all 16 with distances
- 56 mChurch of St Margaret PattensGrade I
- 63 m43, Eastcheap Ec3Grade II
- 72 mChurch of St Dunstan in the East St Dunstan in the East (Ruin)Grade I
- 84 m9, Idol Lane Ec3Grade II
- 89 mWalls, Gates and Railings to Churchyard of Church of St Dunstan in the EastGrade II
- 92 m6 and 7, St Mary at Hill Ec3Grade II
- 99 mChurch of St Mary at HillGrade I
- 111 mRectoryGrade II
- 112 m33 and 35, Eastcheap Ec3Grade II*
- 124 m27, Great Tower Street Ec3Grade II
- 124 m3 BollardsGrade II
- 128 m4 and 5, Lovat Lane Ec3Grade II
- 139 m23 and 25, Eastcheap Ec3Grade II
- 139 m7, Botolph Alley Ec3Grade II
- 139 m60 and 61, Mark Lane Ec3Grade II*
- 146 m16, St Mary at Hill Ec3Grade II
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.
Building
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Important details
- Council
- City of London
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- EC3R 5AZ
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Billingsgate
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 4 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Lichfields
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 94 days from validation, 26 days slower than City of London's median of 68 for extensions. Approved, as 100% of extensions here are.
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-14652592
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14652592
- Consultation
- 10 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 14 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 13 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 4 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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