Portsoken Pavilion 1 Aldgate Square London EC3N 1AF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retention of a change of use of the premises from the lawful permitted use as Class E(b) (restaurant) to Sui Generis (drinking establishment) use. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Nov 2026 and 28 Nov 2026, from City of London's recent commercial premises.
Documents 18
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Other documents 8
Site constraints 10
Show all 11 with distances
- 25 mSir John Cass SchoolGrade II*
- 34 mChurch of St BotolphGrade I
- 73 mIron gateway to yard of Church of St BotolphGrade II
- 76 mPolice Public Callbox Outside St Botolph Aldgate ChurchGrade II
- 86 mArchway Between Numbers 39 and 40 Mitre Street and at Rear of Numbers 72 and 73 Leadenhall StreetGrade II
- 105 mGateway in Yard of Church of St Katherine CreeGrade II
- 116 mPump at Junction With Leadenhall Street and Fenchurch StreetGrade II
- 120 mSir John Cass CollegeGrade II
- 121 mSynagogueGrade I
- 123 m2-16, Creechurch Lane Ec3Grade II
- 131 mChurch of St Katherine CreeGrade I
Checked on 7 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
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 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
- Council
- City of London
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- EC3N 1AF
- Received
- 16 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 16 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Portsoken
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 11 Nov 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- SM Planning
- Freehold owner
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 23 of the 56-day target. City of London usually decides commercial premises by day 66.
Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by City of London in the last twelve months, from validation. City of London decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
22 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15217146
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15217146
- Neighbours
- 7 Oct 2026
- Consultation
- 6 Oct 2026
- Comments by
- 4 Nov 2026
- Site or press notice
- 9 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 11 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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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.
Freehold owner and 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.
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