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2 Royal Exchange Buildings London EC3V 3LF

23/01089/FULLFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 27 November 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Works comprising the installation of new plant services and refurbishment of windows at third and fifth floor level.

Received
2 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Cornhill
  1. Received2 Oct
  2. Validated3 Oct
  3. Consult.7 Nov
  4. Target28 Nov
  5. Decided27 Nov

Decided in 55 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for window replacement at 2 Royal Exchange Buildings London EC3V 3LF. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 3 weeks quicker than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Bank conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Cornhill. We hold 316 applications in total for the EC3V postcode area.

98% of full 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
EC3V 3LF
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 October 2023
Consultation expiry
7 November 2023
Consultation start
10 October 2023
Consultation end
7 November 2023
Last date for comments
7 November 2023
Target decision date
28 November 2023
Committee meeting
27 November 2023
Permission expires
27 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Geraghty Taylor
Agent address
Attn: Mr Karl Taylor Studio 212 The Print Rooms 164 Union Street London SE1 0LH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
12 October 2023
Site notice end
2 November 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12349344
Documents
36

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2023
    2 Oct

    Works comprising the installation of new plant services and refurbishment of windows at third and fifth floor…

    This applicationApprovedFull23/01089/FULL
  2. 2023
    2 Oct

    Works comprising the installation of new plant services; replacement / refurbishment of windows; and internal…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside23/01090/LBC

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    1 Aug

    Installation of one condenser unit at roof level.

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission23/00838/FULL

Source: City of London

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