Barbican Arts And Conference Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS

23/01363/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 10 October 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Replacement of existing house lighting fixtures within the Theatre with new LED fixtures. Introduction of new fittings to supplement existing lighting in the front rows of the circle, upper circle and gallery.

Received: 12 December 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Cripplegate
Agent: Richard Griffiths Architects

ReceivedReceived12 Dec
ValidatedValidated14 Dec
Consult.Consultation6 Feb
TargetTarget Date8 Feb
DecidedDecided10 Oct

Decided in 301 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 303 days, 32 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings 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 December 2023
Consultation expiry: 6 February 2024
Last date for comments: 6 February 2024
Target decision date: 8 February 2024
Committee meeting: 10 October 2024
Permission expires: 10 October 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent: Richard Griffiths Architects
Architect profile: RICHARD GRIFFITHS ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address: Attn: James Green 6 Queen Square London WC1N 3AT

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 16 January 2024
Advertisement expiry: 6 February 2024
Site notice start: 4 January 2024
Site notice end: 25 January 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12571105
Comments: 0
Documents: 11

Site constraints

Checking the site

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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.

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© 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.

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10 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: City of London

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