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25/01486/NMA - Non-material Amendments Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Non-material amendments under Section 96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to planning permission dated 22 May 2025 to: (i) set back proposed rear wall, (ii) amend brickwork to render, (iii) remove the proposed ground floor substation to include an expanded reception & glazed façade, (iv) remove rooftop plant, (v) create an additional two rooms, (vi) reduce rooftop plant enclosure, (vii) amendment of description to omit the number of bedrooms Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
28 Oct 2025
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Validated
4 Nov 2025
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Approved
10 Dec 2025

Approved on 10 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENTS TO AN EXISTING PLANNING PERMISSION Decision · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Report - Design & Access Statement/Report Report - Design & Access Statement/Report · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF 2478-EXISTING DRAWINGS Drawing · 28 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF 2478-AS APPROVED DRAWINGS Drawing · 28 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF 2478-PROPOSED DRAWINGS 251016 Drawing · 28 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 28 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Officers Report Officers Report · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Officers Report Officers Report · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 12

Site constraints 10

Creechurch 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 22 m away: London Wall: remains of Roman wall, bastions and city gate of Aldgate from 17 Bevis Marks to India Street
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 ↗
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 573 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 573 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 179 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.
11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Synagogue, Grade I, about 57 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 5 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 ↗
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 about 26 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 7 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
Non-material Amendments
Postcode
EC3A 7DB
Received
28 Oct 2025
Validated
4 Nov 2025
Ward
Aldgate
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Dec 2025
Decision
Approved
Decision date
10 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Smith & Brooke Architects

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14433565
Planning Portal ref
PP-14433565
Committee
10 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
2 Dec 2025
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings