1 Finsbury Avenue London EC2M 2PA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01317/LBC - Listed Building Consent Under Consideration

Proposal

Installation of 3no. posts to accommodate access control equipment and 1no. CCTV camera on 6th floor east balcony. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Sept 2026
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Validated
1 Oct 2026
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Consultation
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Nov 2026 and 15 Dec 2026, from City of London's recent listed building works. Comments are open until 30 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 10

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
Conservation area about 36 m away: Sun Street; 3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Heritage at risk about 37 m away: Sun Street, City of London; Registered park or garden about 214 m away: Finsbury Circus; Inside the City and County of the City of London built-up area; Designated open space about 4 m away; Town centre about 39 m away: Shoreditch.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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 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

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
EC2M 2PA
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Bishopsgate
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
morgan lovell

Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. City of London usually decides listed building works by day 66.

Day 462 days to the predicted decision (day 66)
38%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
95decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15238117
Consultation
1 Oct 2026
Comments by
30 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
9 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
City of London
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#71 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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