Barbican Arts And Conference Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS Data via plota.co.uk
26/01139/LBC - Listed Building Consent
Approved
Proposal
Upgrade of existing and installation of additional evacuation signage and downlights within the Concert Hall, and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
7 Aug 2026
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Consultation
14 Aug 2026
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Approved
24 Sept 2026
Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026
Documents 42
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 4
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07000 - DESIGN ACCESS STATEMENT
Report - Design & Access Statement/Report · 7 Aug 2026
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PLANNING AND HERITAGE LETTER
Cover Letter · 7 Aug 2026
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HERITAGE STATEMENT_INCLUDED_IN_COVERING LETTER
Accompanying report · 7 Aug 2026
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REASONABLE EXCEPTION STATEMENT
Other · 7 Aug 2026
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Plans & drawings 34
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07211 - FIXTURE 225 - NEW DOWNLIGHT AND FABRIC REMOVAL PROPOSAL
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07101 - STALLS CHB1 - EXIT BOXES EXISTING PLAN
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07102 - CIRCLE CH00 - EXIT BOXES EXISTING PLAN
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07103 - BALCONY CH01 - EXIT BOXES EXISTING PLAN
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07106 - BALCONY CH01 - EXIT BOXES PROPOSED PLAN
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07111 - EX02 - EXIT SIGN AND FABRIC REMOVAL PROPOSAL
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07115 - EX11 - EXIT SIGN AND FABRIC REMOVAL PROPOSAL
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07116 - EX16 - EXIT SIGN AND FABRIC REMOVAL PROPOSAL
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07117 - EX17 - EXIT SIGN AND FABRIC REMOVAL PROPOSAL
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07118 - EX18 - EXIT SIGN AND FABRIC REMOVAL PROPOSAL
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07119 - EX19 - EXIT SIGN AND FABRIC REMOVAL PROPOSAL
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07120 - EX20 - EXIT SIGN AND FABRIC REMOVAL PROPOSAL
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07121 - EX21 - EXIT SIGN AND FABRIC REMOVAL PROPOSAL
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07001 - LOCATION PLAN
Site Plan · 7 Aug 2026
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07002 - SITE PLAN
Site Plan · 7 Aug 2026
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07201 - STALLS CHB1 - DOWNLIGHTERS EXISTING PLAN
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07202 - CIRCLE CH00 - DOWNLIGHTERS EXISTING PLAN
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07203 - BALCONY CH01- DOWNLIGHTERS EXISTING PLAN
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07204 - STALLS CHB1 - DOWNLIGHTERS PROPOSED PLAN
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07205 - CIRCLE CH00 - DOWNLIGHTERS PROPOSED PLAN
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07206 - BALCONY CH01 - DOWNLIGHTERS PRPOPOSED PLAN
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07212 - FIXTURE 226 - NEW DOWNLIGHT AND FABRIC REMOVAL PROPOSAL
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07213 - FIXTURE 227 - NEW DOWNLIGHT AND FABRIC REMOVAL PROPOSAL
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07214 - FIXTURE 228 - NEW DOWNLIGHT AND FABRIC REMOVAL PROPOSAL
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07215 - FIXTURE 086 - LOWER STALLS TYPICAL REPLACEMENT DETAIL
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07216 - FIXTURE 093 - LOBBY DOWNLIGHT TYPICAL REPLACEMENT DETAIL
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07104 - STALLS CHB1 - EXIT BOXES PROPOSED PLAN
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07105 - CIRCLE CH00 - EXIT BOXES PROPOSED PLAN
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07112 - EX03 - EXIT SIGN AND FABRIC REMOVAL PROPOSAL
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07113 - EX05 - EXIT SIGN AND FABRIC REMOVAL PROPOSAL
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07114 - EX06 - EXIT SIGN AND FABRIC REMOVAL PROPOSAL
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07122 - EX22 - EXIT SIGN AND FABRIC REMOVAL PROPOSAL
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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07123 - BALCONY REMIDIAL WORKS
Drawing · 7 Aug 2026
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PTB DRAWING ISSUE SHEET 060826
Drawings Schedule · 7 Aug 2026
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Application forms 1
Site constraints 13
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Barbican, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 1 Grade I, 4 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 5 with distances
- 0 mBarbicanGrade II
- 119 mChurch of St GilesGrade I
- 121 mCeramic mural of nine panels on Cromwell Highwalk, BarbicanGrade II
- 135 mCripplegate InstituteGrade II
- 148 mWhitbread's Brewery Building, Next to the King's Head Public HouseGrade II
Registered park or garden: The Barbican
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Barbican and Golden 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.
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.
Town centre: Barbican
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.
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.
National infrastructure project about 815 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 815 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 371 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.
Scheduled monument about 154 m away: London Wall: section of Roman and medieval wall and bastions, west and north of Monkwell Square
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.
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 14 m away; Priority habitat about 49 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt
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.
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Important details
- Council
- City of London
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Postcode
- EC2Y 8DS
- Received
- 7 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Cripplegate
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 24 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- The Planning Lab
How this decision compares
Decided in 48 days from validation, 24 days faster than City of London's median of 72 for listed building works. Approved, as 100% of listed building works here are.
This one48d
Council72d
UK56d
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.
Last counted 25 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15108307
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15108307
- Comments by
- 4 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 14 Aug 2026
- Committee
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- Statutory expiry
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- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
50 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
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2024
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Replacement of 97 doors within the Barbican Arts Centre with compliant fire doors.
2023
Approved
Replacement of existing house lighting fixtures within the Theatre with new LED fixtures…
2023
Approved
Removal of foot pumps and installation of hand sensors to operate taps in the Level -1.5…
2024
Approved
Temporary permission until September 2024 for seating, two pergola structures and a kiosk…
2023
Approved
Temporary installation of a fabric woven artwork for a temporary period between February…
2023
Approved
Temporary installation of a fabric woven artwork, for a temporary period between February…
2023
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2022
Approved
Formation of Community Room within Library, with new steel screens and doors and alterati…
2022
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Installation of four internally illuminated (back lit) poster signs measuring 2.286m in h…
2022
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Installation of four internally illuminated (back lit) poster signs measuring 2.286m in h…
2022
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Erection of a temporary movable shed to facilitate games/activities and provide non-alcoh…
2021
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Removal and replacement of five, fire doors at various locations within the Barbican Arts…
2021
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Removal of three sets of automated sliding doors and replacement with three pairs automat…
2020
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The installation of a replacement closed circuit television camera (CCTV) network, compri…
2020
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The installation of a replacement closed circuit television camera (CCTV) network, compri…
2020
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Removal of three sets of automated sliding doors and replacement with three pairs automat…
2020
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Removal of three sets of automated sliding doors and replacement with three pairs automat…
2020
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Internal alteration to foyer area for environmental control improvement and maintenance w…
2018
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2016
Approved
Installation and display of: i) Internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 1.48m high b…
2016
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Installation of 6 No. ceiling mounted projectors within the Arts Centre foyers.
2016
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2016
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Creation of new retail unit (Use Class A1) within the Barbican Centre to include: (i) Alt…
2016
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City of London
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
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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
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