85 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0AA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01371/LBC - Listed Building Consent Under Consideration

Proposal

Partial demolition and underpinning works to the Southeast and Eastern party walls between 85 Gracechurch Street and Leadenhall Market. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Oct 2026
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Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 1 Dec 2026 and 11 Dec 2026, from City of London's recent listed building consent. Comments are open until 30 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 10

34 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 81 and 82, Gracechurch Street Ec3, Grade II, about 29 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 27 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 ↗
Leadenhall Market 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 26 m away: Roman wall in basement of 90 Gracechurch Street
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Town centre: Leadenhall Market
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
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
Heritage at risk about 26 m away: Roman wall in basement of 90 Gracechurch Street; Inside the City and County of the City of London built-up area; Designated open space about 35 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 3 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
EC3V 0AA
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Langbourn
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
DP9 Ltd
Leaseholder
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Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. City of London usually decides listed building consent by day 67.

Day 463 days to the predicted decision (day 67)
35%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
95decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building consent 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 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15244329
Consultation
2 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.

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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

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.