14-21 Holborn Viaduct 32-33 & 34-35 Farringdon Street London EC1A 2AT Data via plota.co.uk
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PA/25/01562/NC
Description
Observation requested by City of London for Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country ... Data via plota.co.uk
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Site constraints 9
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.
National infrastructure project about 337 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 337 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 658 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.
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 54, FARRINGDON STREET EC1 (See details for further address information), Grade II, about 5 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 6 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.
Show all 8 with distances
- 5 m54, FARRINGDON STREET EC1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 5 mBridge Or Viaduct Over Farringdon StreetGrade II
- 28 mThe City TempleGrade II
- 60 mChurch of St AndrewGrade I
- 64 mLodge St Andrew's Court House Vicarage Wall and Gatepiers to Garden of Number 7 (St Andrew's Court House) and VicarageGrade II
- 93 mListed buildings 1402022
- 148 mPorters Lodge at Entrance and Attached Gates, Standards and Spur StonesGrade II
- 150 mNumbers 26-34 and Attached RailingsGrade II
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
Wider setting of protected view 2A.1 Parliament Hill summit to St Paul's Cathedral; 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; Conservation area about 58 m away: Smithfield; 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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 2 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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Demolition of existing buildings at 14-21 Holborn Viaduct, 34-35 and 32-33A Farringdon St…
2021
Approved
Demolition of existing buildings at 14-21 Holborn Viaduct, 34-35 and 32-33A Farringdon St…
2021
Approved
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Observation requested by City of London for Demolition of existing buildings at 14-21 Hol…
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Approved
25/00975/FULMAJ - Application under Section 73 to vary condition 22(p) (further details)…
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2024
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2023
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2024
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Bus Shelter Outside Atlantic House 50 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2FG
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20 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2AT
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Tower Hamlets
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#201 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Tower Hamlets is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #207 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).
Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Tower Hamlets decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #229 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #167 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #207 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #167 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
52 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
55%
Change of use approved
67 decided
998
Total decisions
164 refused in the year to March 2026