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Barbican Arts And Conference Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS

23/01236/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 18 July 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Removal of foot pumps and installation of hand sensors to operate taps in the Level -1.5 toilets.

Received
14 November 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Cripplegate
  1. Received14 Nov
  2. Validated14 Nov
  3. Consult.12 Dec
  4. Target9 Jan
  5. Decided18 Jul

Decided in 247 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a heritage application at Barbican Arts And Conference Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS. City of London has handled 859 applications of this type. This one was decided in 247 days, 24 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 10 other applications 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 8DS
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 November 2023
Consultation expiry
19 December 2023
Consultation start
21 November 2023
Consultation end
12 December 2023
Last date for comments
19 December 2023
Target decision date
9 January 2024
Committee meeting
18 July 2024
Permission expires
18 July 2027

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
28 November 2023
Advertisement expiry
19 December 2023
Site notice start
23 November 2023
Site notice end
14 December 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12543636
Comments
0
Documents
11

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.

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    6 Oct

    Application for planning permission to allow the use of 37 car parking bays of Car Park 2 at Level -1 at the…

    PendingApplication26/01412/FULL
  2. 2026
    6 Oct

    Strengthening works to existing corbels at the Barbican Centre, and associated works.

    PendingListed building consent26/01406/LBC
  3. 2026
    7 Aug

    Upgrade of existing and installation of additional evacuation signage and downlights within the Concert Hall…

    ApprovedListed building consent26/01139/LBC
  4. 2026
    27 Apr

    New hard and soft landscaping for the sculpture court to include removal and replacement of all paving with…

    ApprovedListed building consent26/00613/LBC
  5. 2026
    27 Apr

    New hard and soft landscaping for the sculpture court to include removal and replacement of all paving with…

    ApprovedApplication26/00612/FULL
  6. 2023
    12 Dec

    Replacement of existing house lighting fixtures within the Theatre with new LED fixtures. Introduction of new…

    ApprovedListed building consent23/01363/LBC

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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