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25/01298/FULL - Full Planning Permission Under Consideration

Proposal

Shopfront alterations including the insertion of a new entrance door. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Sept 2025
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Validated
9 Oct 2025
✓
Consultation
11 Nov 2025
Decision
Target date was 4 Dec 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 18 Feb 2026; it is now day 396.

The consultation period closed on 18 Feb 2026.

Documents 10

Plans & drawings 7

PDF EXISTING DRAWINGS Drawing · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SHOPFRONT Superseded drawing · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SHOPFRONT ELEVATION Drawing · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF BASEMENT FLOOR AND GROUND FLOOR Drawing · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Site Plan · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING_SHOPFRONT_ELEVATION Drawing · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCATIONPLAN Site Plan · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF COMMENTS - TFL Consultee Comment · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Fleet Street 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 ↗
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside 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, 312 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 ↗
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: Fleet Street
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.
19 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Punch Tavern and Offices Above, Grade II, 9 m away · 2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 15 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 19 with distances
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.
Scheduled monument 147 m away: Apothecaries' Hall
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 ↗
Also on the record
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 32 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 November 2026. 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

Floor area239 m² (2,573 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 105)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2021, 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
EC4M 7LF
Received
23 Sept 2025
Validated
9 Oct 2025
Ward
Castle Baynard
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Echinus Design Studio Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 396, past the statutory target. 56% of full applications in City of London are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Nov 2026.

Day 396340 days past the 56-day target
21%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
171decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14350909
Planning Portal ref
PP-14350909
Neighbours
21 Jan 2026
Consultation
11 Nov 2025
Comments by
18 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
16 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
4 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025
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2025
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Refurbishment works comprising the removal and replacement of the existing lead roof.
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2024
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2024
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2024 Approved
93 Fleet Street London EC4Y 1DH
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2024 Approved
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Installation and display of: one externally illuminated fascia measuring 330mm high by 28…
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2024 Approved
The Albion Public House 2 - 3 New Bridge Street London EC4V 6AA
External alterations to shopfront including new planting and stall risers.
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2023 Approved
100 New Bridge Street London EC4V 6JA
Submission of the Draft Cultural Implementation relating to Schedule 3, Paragraph 13.2 of…
23/01434/PODC
2022 Approved
8 - 12 New Bridge Street London EC4V 6AL
Partial demolition of Fleet House and full demolition of St Bride's Tavern Public house (…
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100 New Bridge Street London EC4V 6JA
Submission of the Public Cycle Maintenance and Repair Stand Plan pursuant to Schedule 3…
23/01006/PODC
2023 Approved
100 New Bridge Street London EC4V 6JA
Submission of details of the utility connection requirements of the Development pursuant…
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2019 Withdrawn
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City of London
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#71 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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.

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.