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25/01573/FULL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Internal and external alterations at ground floor level, comprising: (i) replacement of existing glazed courtyard doors at the rear with new louvred doors and (ii) the installation of internal air-conditioning and ventilation plant equipment. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Nov 2025
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Validated
18 Dec 2025
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Consultation
19 Dec 2025
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Approved
5 Feb 2026

Approved on 5 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 15

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF PLANNING PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT (CONDITIONAL) Decision · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report - Acoustic/Noise Report · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING & HERITAGE STATEMENT Accompanying report · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF LAYOUT AS PROPOSED Drawing · 23 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATIONPLAN Site Plan · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF *SUPERSEDED* LAYOUT AS PROPOSED-- Superseded drawing · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF LAYOUT AS EXISTING-- Drawing · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF COMMENTS - CITY OF LONDON CONSERVATION AREA ADVISORY COMMITTEE Consultee Comment · 31 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENT - HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF Officers Report Officers Report · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF MODEL SL 300 SLIMSHIELD ACOUSTIC LOUVRES Other · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PRODUCT SPECIFICATION - TOSHIBA VRF SHRMU R410A: MMY - MUP0801FT8P-E Other · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING PHOTOGRAPHS Photograph · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF THERAPIE CLINIC BOW LANE LONDON_SSM Other · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 12

Bow Lane 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 ↗
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 240 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 240 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 20 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 88 m away: Remains of St Pancras Church, Pancras Lane
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 ↗
21 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 6-8, Bow Lane Ec4, Grade II, about 19 m from the postcode pin · 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 21 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.
Also on the record
Wider setting of protected view 4A.1 Primrose Hill summit to St Paul's Cathedral; 5A.2 Greenwich Park Wolfe statue to St Paul's Cathedral; 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; Town centre about 7 m away: Cheapside; Designated open space about 13 m away.
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
EC4M 9DT
Received
11 Nov 2025
Validated
18 Dec 2025
Ward
Cordwainer
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Feb 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
5 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Oberlanders Group LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 35 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

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

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14469863
Planning Portal ref
PP-14469863
Neighbours
14 Jan 2026
Consultation
19 Dec 2025
Comments by
11 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
2 Jan 2026
Committee
5 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

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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.

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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