City of London planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to City of London Corporation, updated daily. City of London Corporation received 237 planning applications in the last 90 days, 9 of them major schemes. 100% of the applications it decided were approved.
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Recent applications in City of London
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
3 - 6 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0AT
Sixth-floor amenity terrace refurbishment, City of London. Converts a western-elevation external space into a terrace with new access doors, balustrades, screening and raised decking, at full application stage. Steel balustrade fabrication, decking, planters and terrace lighting open packages for…
SteelJoineryHard landscaping
6 - 7 Ludgate Square London EC4M 7AS
Two-unit residential conversion of ground-floor commercial space, full application stage. Converts part of the ground and lower ground floors from Class E(e) into two C3 homes. Internal fit-out, M&E, drainage and fire separation to kitchens and bathrooms suit specialist subcontractors.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
The Old Doctor Butlers Head Public House 2 Mason's Avenue London EC2V 5BT
Listed City pub refurbishment, frontage repairs and interior fit-out. Listed building consent covers frontage repairs, a new awning and parapet, and reconfigured basement WCs and upper floors. Stone repair, joinery and sanitary fit-out are the packages for specialist subcontractors.
Façade repairJoineryFit-out
Poultry Market East Poultry Avenue London EC1A 9LH
Listed building consent for entrance and plant room alterations, Poultry Market, City of London. Installs three internal timber doors, a timber rainscreen entrance with roller shutter, and first-floor plant room changes, as temporary works. Heritage-experienced joinery, rainscreen and shutter…
JoineryFaçade repairFit-out
609 Seddon House Barbican London EC2Y 8BX
Listed building consent for internal alterations to a flat in Seddon House, Barbican. Covers stud wall demolition and reconstruction, refurbishment, and new suspended ceilings to landing and kitchen, with no change to unit count. Demolition, plasterboard partitioning, joinery and ceiling fit-out…
DemolitionJoineryFit-out
67 Long Lane London EC1A 9EJ
External extract duct installation, Long Lane, City of London. Single duct addition to an existing building at full application stage. M&E and specialist ventilation contractors target this package for extraction services and ductwork supply.
M&E
The Old Doctor Butlers Head Public House 2 Mason's Avenue London EC2V 5BT
Public house frontage refit, City of London, at full planning stage. Replaces the door glazing, adds a new awning and builds a parapet with planting on an existing Mason's Avenue pub. Glazing, masonry and awning fabrication suit local shopfront specialists on a tight City site.
GlazingBrickworkJoinery
Faryners House 25 Monument Street London EC3R 8BQ
Non-material amendment to a City of London permission at Faryners House, Monument Street. Rewords condition 33 on sustainable drainage systems without altering the approved scheme. Parent scheme remains live, so drainage contractors should watch for the revised SuDS specification.
Retail Unit 26 Throgmorton Street London EC2N 2AN
Listed building consent for shopfront signage, City of London. Installs illuminated menu boards, a hanging sign and vinyls in a listed retail unit. Sign fabricators, electricians and signwriters win the work, with fixings into historic render.
Fit-out
Friary Court 65 Crutched Friars London EC3N 2AE
Affordable student accommodation S106 details, City of London. Submits wheelchair-accessible unit details under the varied obligation for the Crutched Friars scheme. Confirms accessible rooms are being specified, so fit-out and joinery packages on the parent build remain open.
Friary Court 65 Crutched Friars London EC3N 2AE
Affordable student accommodation obligation details, City of London. Submits Schedule 3 affordable provision details under the varied S106 for the Friary Court student scheme. Clearance moves the parent student block toward build, opening affordable-unit fit-out and registered-provider contracting.
1 Appold Street London EC2A 2UU
City of London balcony door amendment to consented Appold Street tower. Replaces five sliding balcony doors with one, and adds pass doors on levels 3 to 12 under permission 22/01200/FULMAJ. Door and glazing installers can pick up revised openings and balcony hardware.
Faryners House 25 Monument Street London EC3R 8BQ
Non-material amendment to a City of London permission at Faryners House, Monument Street. Alters the trigger point for the circular economy statement condition without changing the approved scheme. The parent consent is live, so the statement timing shapes when waste and materials reporting is…
Development Site 2 Finsbury Avenue London
Section 106 obligation submission for the Open Learning Hub, City of London. Submits selection criteria under a 2021 agreement tied to the 20/00869/FULEIA consent. Signals the parent Finsbury Avenue scheme has reached obligation-compliance stage, with fit-out and learning-hub procurement likely to…
Faryners House 25 Monument Street London EC3R 8BQ
Section 106 obligation submission for utility connections at Faryners House, City of London. Provides utility connection requirements and a draft service connection programme under a 2026 agreement. Signals the parent scheme is moving toward build-out, so utility and groundworks packages may be…
Planning appeals in City of London Corporation
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so City of London Corporation is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
City of London Corporation, raw rate
23%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
31.1%
national rates applied to this caseload
8.1 percentage points below expected. City of London Corporation's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
152 appeals counted, 152 judged either way (35 allowed, 117 dismissed), 0 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-12 to 2026-01.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 15.5% | 28.8% | 71 | 71 | 11 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 27.1% | 33.3% | 48 | 48 | 13 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 26.9% | 36% | 26 | 26 | 7 |
3 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Enforcement Notice | Too few judged | 13.5% | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
City of London Corporation approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- other100% (216 decided)
- commercial100% (204 decided)
- institutional100% (25 decided)
- householder100% (20 decided)
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