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321 Cromwell Tower Barbican London EC2Y 8NB

20/00763/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 8 December 2020

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Internal refurbishment including removal and installation of sections of internal walls, installation of replacement internal doors.

Received
6 October 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Cripplegate
Agent
Thomson Brothers (London) Ltd
  1. Received6 Oct
  2. Validated6 Oct
  3. Consult.26 Nov
  4. Target1 Dec
  5. Decided8 Dec

Decided in 63 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a heritage application at 321 Cromwell Tower Barbican London EC2Y 8NB. City of London has handled 859 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 2 weeks quicker than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Cripplegate. We hold 387 applications in total for the EC2Y postcode area.

100% of heritage applications at City of London Corporation were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 11 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EC2Y 8NB
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 October 2020
Consultation expiry
26 November 2020
Last date for comments
26 November 2020
Target decision date
1 December 2020
Committee meeting
8 December 2020
Decision issued
9 December 2020
Permission expires
9 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Thomson Brothers (London) Ltd
Agent address
Attn: Mr Luke Thomson 78 To 79 Long Lane, London EC1A9ET

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
3 November 2020
Advertisement expiry
24 November 2020
Site notice start
29 October 2020
Site notice end
26 November 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09134239
Comments
0
Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Barbican and Golden Lane
  • Listed building: BarbicanOn or next to this site
  • Registered park and garden: The Barbican
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: City of London

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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