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26/00968/LBC - Listed Building Consent Under Consideration

Proposal

An external lighting scheme by City of London Corporation in partnership with St Paul's Cathedral to replace and upgrade the lighting on and to St Paul's Cathedral. The application requires lighting to be installed to buildings adjacent to St Paul's Cathedral, and to columns owned by the City of London Corporation. The installations will be to St Paul's Cathedral (exempt from Planning Permission) 1-4 St Paul's Churchyard, Juxon House, Chapter House, 1 Paternoster Square, Paternoster House, St Paul's Cathedral School and One Carter Lane. Floodlights will be removed from St Paul's Cathedral Churchyard and replaced with low level safety lighting. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 01:28

Application progress

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Received

8 Jul 2026

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Validated

2 Oct 2026

✓

Consultation

8 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 27 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 6 Dec 2026 and 28 Dec 2026, from City of London's recent listed building works.

Comments are open until 11 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 100

Statements & assessments 9

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Report - Planning Statement/Report · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Report - Design & Access Statement/Report · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF LIGHTING IMPACT Accompanying report · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NOCTURNAL BAT SURVEY REPORT Accompanying report · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ARBORICULTURE ASSESSMENT Accompanying report · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LIGHTING ASSESSMENT_INCLUDED_IN_CONDITION ASSESSMENT SHEETS Accompanying report · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION_INCLUDED_IN_CONDITION ASSESSMENT SHEETS Other · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 15172 ST. PAULS CATHEDRAL LIGHTING EMBEDDED CARBON ASSESSMENT REPORT_FEB 2026 Accompanying report · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ARBORICULTURE-IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report - Tree Report · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 73

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 11

21 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Chapter House of St Paul's Cathedral, Grade II*, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 6 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 9 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.

Show all 21 with distances

0 mChapter House of St Paul's CathedralGrade II*
4 mPump on West Side of Chapter HouseGrade II
19 mTemple BarGrade I
23 mRailings to Churchyard of Cathedral Church of St PaulGrade I
31 mCathedral Church of St PaulGrade I
46 m40 Stone Posts to Forecourt of Cathedral Church of St PaulGrade II
75 mFour lamp posts outside the western entrance to St Pauls CathedralGrade II
76 mFootings of Destroyed Cloister and Chapter HouseGrade II*
79 mStatue of Queen Anne in Forecourt of St Paul's CathedralGrade II
96 mSt Paul's CrossGrade II
110 mK6 Telephone Kiosks at St Paul's Cathedral
125 m1 Cathedral PlaceGrade II
127 mScreen Wall and Gateways to Forecourt of St Paul's DeaneryGrade I
128 mSt Thomas à Becket sculptureGrade II
130 m4-9 (Including 8a and 8b), Amen Court Ec4Grade II
132 mSt Paul's DeaneryGrade I
138 mStationers' HallGrade I
141 mPair of Gatepiers Attached to Number 1Grade II*
142 m1-3, Amen Court Ec4Grade II*
142 mYouth HostelGrade II
144 mSt Pauls Cathedral Choir School

Historic England ↗

St Paul's Cathedral 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 ↗

Protected view corridor: 1A.2 Alexandra Palace viewing terrace 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 corridor of 2A.1 Parliament Hill summit to St Paul's Cathedral; 3A.1 Kenwood viewing gazebo to St Paul's Cathedral; 4A.1 Primrose Hill summit to St Paul's Cathedral. Also in the wider setting of 5A.2 Greenwich Park Wolfe statue to St Paul's Cathedral; 6A.1 Blackheath Point to St Paul's Cathedral; 9A.1 King Henry's Mound 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 101 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel

The site is about 101 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 368 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 ↗

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

Scheduled monument about 159 m away: Stationers' Hall; 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; Designated open space about 3 m away.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 10 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.

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Important details

Council: City of London
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Postcode: EC4M 8AD
Received: 8 Jul 2026
Validated: 2 Oct 2026
Ward: Castle Baynard
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 27 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 27 of the 56-day target. City of London usually decides listed building works by day 72.

prediction

Day 2745 days to the predicted decision (day 72)

28%decided within 8 weeks

100%approved

132decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by City of London in the last twelve months, from validation. City of London decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

35 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14775631
Planning Portal ref: PP-14775631
Neighbours: 14 Oct 2026
Consultation: 8 Oct 2026
Comments by: 11 Nov 2026
Site or press notice: 16 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 27 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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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

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 100

Statements & assessments 9

Plans & drawings 73

Application forms 1

Other documents 17

Site constraints 11

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