Shaws Booksellers Public House 31 - 34 St Andrew's Hill London EC4V 5DE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Alterations to a Listed building including: (i) installation of externally illuminated fascia signage, projecting signage and menu signs (ii) installation of nine awnings. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Oct 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 11
Show all 23 with distances
- 0 m31-32, St Andrew's HillGrade II
- 9 mThe RectoryGrade II
- 9 mChurch of St Andrew by the WardrobeGrade I
- 12 m36, St Andrew's Hill Ec4Grade II
- 16 mThe Cockpit Public HouseGrade II
- 36 m3-5, Wardrobe Place Ec4Grade II
- 38 m146 Queen Victoria StreetGrade II
- 46 mWardrobe House and Adjoining ArchwayGrade II
- 49 m2 Wardrobe PlaceGrade II*
- 52 mFragment of Rubble Wall in Former Churchyard of St Anne, BlackfriarsGrade II
- 60 mRising Sun Public HouseGrade II
- 61 m1, Wardrobe Place Ec4Grade II
- 72 mSt Ann's Vestry HallGrade II
- 76 mYouth HostelGrade II
- 89 mApothecaries HallGrade I
- 89 mMagnesia HouseGrade II
- 94 mSt Paul's DeaneryGrade I
- 108 m79, Carter Lane Ec4Grade II
- 110 mScreen Wall and Gateways to Forecourt of St Paul's DeaneryGrade I
- 111 m81, Carter Lane Ec4Grade II
- 111 m1-3, Ludgate Square Ec4Grade II
- 135 mNewsclip HouseGrade II
- 140 mK6 Telephone Kiosks at St Paul's Cathedral
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
- EC4V 5DE
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Castle Baynard
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 12 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 20 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Technical Signs
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 64 days from validation, 4 days faster than City of London's median of 68 for extensions. Approved, as 100% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions 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 21 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15148106
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15148106
- Comments by
- 29 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 28 Aug 2026
- Committee
- 20 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 12 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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