3 Temple Gardens Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9AU Data via plota.co.uk

Under Consideration 26/00761/FULL
Date received
22 May 2026
Date validated
5 Jun 2026
Postcode
EC4Y 9AU

Description

Application for change of use for the five existing Residential units on 4th Floor North, 5th Floor North & South and 6th Floor North & South to Commercial use. The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple is preparing a Planning and Listed Building Consent application for the major refurbishment of 3 Temple Gardens. This will see the whole building converted to all commercial use and let to a single tenant. The building currently consists of nine commercial units on the Ground, 1st, 2nd 3rd and part 4th floor with five residential units in the remaining floors above. In preparation for the major refurbishment works, all commercial tenants have now vacated the building together with the residential tenants from 5th Floor North and 6th Floor North units. As the remaining residential tenants vacate, the units will be left vacant pending the major refurbishment works to the whole building. The three remaining residential tenants in 4th Floor North, 5th Floor South and 6th Floor South will be relocating to other units currently being prepared for them on the estate under the following applications. As the remaining residential units in 3 Temple Gardens become vacate, all modern fitted kitchens and appliances will be removed and all utilities, except those necessary to protect the building fabric and maintain fire safety will be isolated, rendering the units uninhabitable. When the last residential tenant vacates, the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple will then apply to have the Building removed from the HRB register. 25/01234/FULL ? 5 Pump Court 25/01235/LBC ? 5 Pump Court 25/01329/FULL ? Goldsmith Building 25/01330/LBC ? Goldsmith Building 25/01339/FULL ? 2 Plowden Buildings Ground Floor North It is expected that conversion works to the above units will be completed towards the middle of July 2026, allowing the three remaining residential tenants to vacate 3 Temple Gardens by mid-August 2026. Data via plota.co.uk

City of London
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#70 of 292 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 292. 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 performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #9 of 292
100%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #1 of 292
100%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #1 of 292
84%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #292 of 292
50%
Minor dwellings approved
2 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Change of use approved
19 decided
448
Total decisions
17 refused in 2025