61-65 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2FD Data via plota.co.uk

25/01788/FULL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Use of the site as Purpose-Built Student Accommodation to include unrestricted lets outside of the Academic Year (Sui Generis); and temporary change of use of from Purpose Built Student Accommodation (Sui Generis) to flexible Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (Sui Generis) / Hotel Use (Class C1) for the Academic Year only. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Dec 2025
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Consultation
16 Jan 2026
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Approved
13 Feb 2026

Approved on 13 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION Decision · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF 61-65 HOLBORN VIADUCT_COU PLANS_2 OF 3 Drawing · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 61-65 HOLBORN VIADUCT_COU PLANS_3 OF 3 Drawing · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 61-65 HOLBORN VIADUCT_COU PLANS_1 OF 3 Drawing · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE_LOCATION_PLAN Site Plan · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING_DRAWINGS_PART1 Drawing · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING_DRAWINGS_PART2 Drawing · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF OFFICER'S REPORT Officers Report · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL_FORM_1 Other · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 61-65 HOLBORN VIADUCT COVER LETTER Cover Letter · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 10

Protected view corridor: 2A.1 Parliament Hill summit to St Paul's Cathedral
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is. Also in the wider setting of 3A.1 Kenwood viewing gazebo 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.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
London View Management Framework ↗
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 341 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 341 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 642 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 ↗
13 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Bridge Or Viaduct Over Farringdon Street, Grade II, about 13 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 10 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 ↗
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
Conservation area about 38 m away: Smithfield; Scheduled monument about 224 m away: London Wall: site of Newgate and 121-124 Newgate Street, remains of Roman and medieval wall, gateway and bastion; 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

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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Important details

Council
City of London
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
EC1A 2AF
Received
19 Dec 2025
Validated
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Farringdon Within
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Feb 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
13 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
DP9 Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 28 days faster than City of London's median of 84 for full applications. Approved, as 99% of full applications here are.

21%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
171decided in the last year

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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14544333
Planning Portal ref
PP-14544333
Neighbours
16 Jan 2026
Consultation
16 Jan 2026
Comments by
13 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
16 Jan 2026
Committee
13 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

33 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to va…
2025/1943
2023 Approved
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) of pl…
23/0225/K
2023
Notification from City of London of application 22/01243/FULMAJ for the variation of cond…
2023/1460
2021 Approved
Redevelopment of the site for a new building comprising two basement levels, lower ground…
21/3402/K
2019 Approved
Demolition of existing building structure and erection of a mixed-use building comprising…
19/01038/FULMAJ
2019 Approved
Demolition of existing building structure and erection of a 55.0m high (AOD) mixed-use bu…
19/3469/K
2019 Approved
Demolition of existing building structure and erection of a 55.0m high (AOD) mixed-use bu…
2019/5208/P
2019 Approved
Observation requested by City of London for demolition of existing building structure and…
PA/19/02172/NC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025
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2024 Approved
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Repairs to four cast iron gates and stonework at Farringdon Gates, Holborn Viaduct.
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2024 Approved
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Retrospective submission of the Local Procurement Strategy and the Local Training Skills…
24/01093/PODC
2024 Approved
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Retrospective submission of details of utility connection requirements pursuant to Schedu…
24/00858/PODC
2024 Refused
Pavement O/s 60 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2FD
Installation and display of 1no. digital 74" LCD screen as part of a proposed telephone k…
24/00374/ADVT
2024 Approved
Pavement O/s 60 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2FD
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Telephone Box Outside 26 - 30 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2AT
Replacement of existing telephone box on public footpath with new telephone box measuring…
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2023 Refused
Telephone Box Outside 26 - 30 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2AT
Installation and display of an internally illuminated advertisement display panel on a te…
23/01212/ADVT
2023 Approved
14-21 Holborn Viaduct 32-33 & 34-35 Farringdon Street London EC1A 2AT
Submission of Local Procurement Strategy and Local Training Skills and Job Brokerage Stra…
23/00580/PODC
2022 Approved
61 - 65 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2FD
Submission of the Local Procurement Strategy pursuant to Schedule 3 Paragraph 2.1 of the…
22/01239/PODC
2023 Approved
14-21 Holborn Viaduct 32-33 & 34-35 Farringdon Street London EC1A 2AT
Submission of utility connection details pursuant to Schedule 3, Paragraph 16.1 of the Se…
23/00170/PODC
2022 Approved
Morley House 26 - 30 Holborn Viaduct And City Temple 31 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2AT
Submission of the Highways Schedule of Condition Survey pursuant to Schedule 3 Paragraph…
22/01010/PODC
2023 Approved
61 - 65 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2FD
Submission of a Highways Schedule of Condition Survey pursuant to Schedule 3, Paragraph 6…
23/00179/PODC
2019 Approved
41 Farringdon Street London EC4A 4AN
Installation of a new shop front and internal alterations.
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Installation of a new shop front.
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City of London
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#71 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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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