60 Great Tower Street London EC3R 5AZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00302/FULL - Full Planning Permission Approved

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

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

Application progress

✓

Received

2 Mar 2026

✓

Consultation

10 Mar 2026

✓

Approved

4 Jun 2026

Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 92

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF PLANNING PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT (CONDITIONAL) Decision · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 6

PDF OBTRUSIVE LIGHT STATEMENT Other · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENTS - TRANSPORT FOR LONDON Consultee Comment · 20 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 2551 60 GREAT TOWER ST - DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT (1)_PART_1 Report - Design & Access Statement/Report · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 2551 60 GREAT TOWER ST - DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT (1)_PART_2 Report - Design & Access Statement/Report · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 026677-R01-C PLANNING NOISE REPORT Report - Acoustic/Noise Report · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF *SUPERSEDED* OBTRUSIVE LIGHT STATEMENT Superseded drawing · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 70

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF RESPONSE TO COL COMMENTS Other · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 4

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 ↗

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: 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

How this decision compares

Decided in 94 days from validation, 46 days slower than City of London's median of 48 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 100% of commercial and major works here are.

This one94d

Council48d

UK56d

71%decided within 8 weeks

100%approved

32decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14652592
Consultation: 10 Mar 2026
Comments by: 31 Mar 2026
Site or press notice: 13 Mar 2026
Committee: 4 Jun 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:

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.

Among the fastest councils in England

for householder decisions

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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

60 Great Tower Street London EC3R 5AZ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 92

Decision & officer reports 1

Statements & assessments 6

Plans & drawings 70

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 1

Other documents 13

Site constraints 4

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