40 Holborn Viaduct London EC1N 2PB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01420/NMA - Non-material Amendments Under Consideration

Proposal

Non-Material Amendment under Section 96a of the Town and Country Planning Act (1990) (as amended) to planning permission Ref. dated 27 September 2024 to amend condition 54 (approved drawings) to alter the building facade. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Oct 2026
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Validated
21 Oct 2026
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Consultation
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 18 Nov 2026.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

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Documents 23

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Associated applications 13

Site constraints 12

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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 408 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 408 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 747 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
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.
16 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The City Temple, Grade II, about 51 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 14 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 36 m away: Hatton Garden; Wider setting of protected view 4A.1 Primrose Hill summit to St Paul's Cathedral; 5A.2 Greenwich Park Wolfe statue to St Paul's Cathedral; 6A.1 Blackheath Point to St Paul's Cathedral; Scheduled monument about 229 m away: Barnard's Inn Hall (Mercers' School); Inside the City and County of the City of London built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 19 m away; Town centre about 60 m away: New Oxford Street.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 24 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

Floor area20,489 m² (220,542 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 89)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Non-material Amendments
Postcode
EC1N 2PB
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Ward
Farringdon Without
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
DP9

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15257990
Planning Portal ref
PP-15257990
Consultation
23 Oct 2026
Comments by
6 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
City of London
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#71 of 296 councils
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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

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.