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26/01228/NMA - Non-material Amendments Under Consideration
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Non-Material Amendment under S96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to Planning Permission dated 16.09.2021, as amended by dated 12.01.2023, dated 01.03.2024, dated 23.12.2024 and dated 28.08.2025, to vary Condition 40 (Approved Drawings) to allow for the amendments to the rooftop plant structure and louvres; amendments to fourth floor windows to south elevation; and amendments to height of ground floor plant screen. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 25 Sept 2026.

Documents 9

Plans & drawings 6

PDF PROPOSED EIGHTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION Drawing · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION Drawing · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF 5CL - NMA PROPOSALS _EXPLANATION DOCUMENT_REV 01 Other · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 5 CHANCERY LANE_NMA_COVERING LETTER_AUGUST 2026 Cover Letter · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Chancery Lane conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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

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Important details

Council
City of London
Application type
Non-material Amendments
Postcode
WC2A 1LG
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Farringdon Without
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Rapleys LLP

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15191722
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

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City of London
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#71 of 296 councils
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings