Faraday Building 136 - 144A Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4BU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed internal installation of eight cooling units at second-floor level and replacement of three windows with louvres at second floor-level. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 11
Show all 21 with distances
- 0 m146 Queen Victoria StreetGrade II
- 32 mChurch of St Andrew by the WardrobeGrade I
- 44 mWardrobe House and Adjoining ArchwayGrade II
- 53 m36, St Andrew's Hill Ec4Grade II
- 53 m3-5, Wardrobe Place Ec4Grade II
- 53 mThe RectoryGrade II
- 63 m31-32, St Andrew's HillGrade II
- 72 m2 Wardrobe PlaceGrade II*
- 77 mThe Cockpit Public HouseGrade II
- 81 m1, Wardrobe Place Ec4Grade II
- 94 mYouth HostelGrade II
- 103 mChurch of St Benet, Paul's WharfGrade I
- 105 mRising Sun Public HouseGrade II
- 106 mSt Paul's DeaneryGrade I
- 106 mScreen Wall and Gateways to Forecourt of St Paul's DeaneryGrade I
- 112 mCollege of ArmsGrade I
- 120 mFragment of Rubble Wall in Former Churchyard of St Anne, BlackfriarsGrade II
- 126 mThe Centre PageGrade II
- 138 mSt Ann's Vestry HallGrade II
- 145 mK6 Telephone Kiosks at St Paul's Cathedral
- 149 m40 Stone Posts to Forecourt of Cathedral Church of St PaulGrade II
Checked on 3 November 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
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- EC4V 4BU
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 2 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Castle Baynard
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 24 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Frankham Projects
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 81 days from validation, 12 days slower than City of London's median of 69 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-14642829
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14642829
- Consultation
- 11 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 17 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 13 Feb 2026
- Committee
- 24 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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Freehold owner and 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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