60 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4TZ

23/01422/FULMAJFull Major ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 11 April 2025

Delegated (officer decision)41 conditions

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

Proposal

Extension and refurbishment works to the existing building to provide additional Class E office floorspace, comprising (I) the extension at 11th floor level, (ii) infill of the atrium, (iii) removal of the Brise Soleil, (iv) provision of a new facade to northern elevation, (v) rationalisation of existing office floorplates, (vi) extension of main entrance (vii) provision of landscape roof terraces/balconies, (viii) provision of cycle parking and end of trip facilities at basement level, alongside all associated and ancillary works.

Received: 27 December 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 16
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Cordwainer
Agent: DP9 Limited

ReceivedReceived27 Dec
ValidatedValidated27 Dec
Consult.Consultation17 Mar
TargetTarget Date27 Mar
DecidedDecided11 Apr

Decided in 471 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 60 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4TZ. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 471 days, 56 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 27 applications across Cordwainer. We hold 151 applications in total for the EC4N 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: EC4N 4TZ
Application type: Full Major Application
Scale / size: Large

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 December 2023
Consultation expiry: 17 March 2025
Consultation start: 24 February 2025
Consultation end: 17 March 2025
Last date for comments: 17 March 2025
Target decision date: 27 March 2024
Committee meeting: 30 May 2024
Permission expires: 11 April 2030

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: DP9 Limited
Agent address: Attn: Zoe Smythe 100 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5NQ

Planning decision

Case officer: Georgia McBirney
Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 23 January 2024
Advertisement expiry: 13 February 2024
Site notice start: 18 January 2024
Site notice end: 8 February 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12622812
Documents: 162

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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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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