313 High Holborn London WC1V 7BN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Alterations to the existing street frontages, including refurbishment of the shopfront; replacement of existing glazing along the frontages with a mix of laminated glass, metal louvres and aluminium composite panels in dark blue ; installation of an ATM to the Chancery Lane Street elevation; installation of a non-illuminated projecting sign and a fascia to the Chancery Lane Street elevation; installation of one fascia signage to the High Holborn Street elevation; installation of automatic entrance doors; and other associated works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Aug 2026
Documents 14
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 1
Site constraints 12
Show all 28 with distances
- 38 mCittie of Yorke Public HouseGrade II
- 44 mGatehouse Fronting on to High Holborn, Gray's InnGrade II
- 44 mNumbers 8-11 and Attached Railings and GatesGrade I
- 56 mNumbers 1-7 and Attached Railings and Lamp HolderGrade I
- 73 mFifteen Lamp Posts in the Vicinity of Old Buildings and Stone BuildingsGrade II
- 73 mSouth Square Number 1Grade II
- 86 mNumbers 7 and 8 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 99 mField Court Number 2 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 114 m8-15, Old Square and attached railingsGrade II
- 116 mThe Hall and attached railings, South SquareGrade I
- 117 mStatue of Francis Bacon in South SquareGrade II
- 121 mStaple Inn Buildings North and South and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 123 mGrays Inn Gardens Gates and Railings on South SideGrade II
- 124 mGray's Inn Square Number 1 and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 127 mGray's Inn Gardens Railings on West SideGrade II
- 129 m5 Field Court and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 130 m10, Furnival Street and Attached Railings, and 25, Southampton Buildings and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 131 m337 and 338, High HolbornGrade II*
- 132 mThe Institute of Actuaries and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 137 mPump on South Side of Grays Inn SquareGrade II
- 139 mThe Chapel, Gray's Inn SquareGrade II
- 139 m1-4, Holborn BarsGrade I
- 139 mNumber 4, 5 and 6 and Attached PumpGrade I
- 142 mObelisk Marking City Boundary on South Side of RoadGrade II
- 143 mThe Hall and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 144 mGateway and Walls to North and West of Raymond Buildings Raymond Buildings Gateway and WallsGrade II
- 146 mObelisk Marking City Boundary on North Side of RoadwayGrade II
- 148 mThirteen Lamp Posts in the Vicinity of New Hall and LibraryGrade II
Checked on 6 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2025, 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
- WC1V 7BN
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Farringdon Without
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 24 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- The McLennan Partnership Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 42 days from validation, 35 days faster than City of London's median of 77 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 98% of signs and adverts here are.
Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by City of London in the last twelve months, from validation. City of London decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 24 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14884816
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14884816
- Consultation
- 5 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 19 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 24 Jul 2026
- Committee
- 24 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 7 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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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.
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