5 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LG
Approved on 5 October 2026
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Proposal
Submission of a landscaping scheme; details of the construction, including detailed drawings, growing media, planting irrigation, contribution to biodiversity and rainwater attenuation, and maintenance regime for the proposed green wall(s)/roof(s); and details of external surfaces within the site boundary including hard and soft landscaping pursuant to conditions 17, 18 and 19 (k), (l), (m) of planning permission 20/00546/FULMAJ dated 16 September 2021.
- Received
- 2 July 2024
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 3 November 2026
- Council
- City of London Corporation
- Ward
- Farringdon Without
- ReceivedReceived2 Jul
- ValidatedValidated2 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided5 Oct
Decided in 825 days
About this application
This is a planning application at 5 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LG. City of London has handled 6,632 applications of this type. The site is in the Chancery Lane conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 89 applications across Farringdon Without. We hold 131 applications in total for the WC2A postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- WC2A 1LG
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 July 2024
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Ryan Pinkett
Additional information
- Documents
- 35
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Chancery Lane+1 more
- Listed building: Grade II: The Gatehouse With Gateway and Screen Wall to WestOn or next to this site · +5 more
- Brownfield land register: 122 - 126 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1PPRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
- 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 (19)
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 and heritage coasts.
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
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© 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.
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Planning history at this site
17 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202619 Oct
Submission of details pursuant to condition 19(c) details of the rooftop plant room, including locations of…
PendingDischarge of conditions26/01476/MDC - 202628 Aug
Non-Material Amendment under S96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to Planning…
ApprovedNon-material amendment26/01228/NMA - 202627 Mar
Submission of details of particulars and samples of the materials to be used on all external faces of the…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00452/MDC - 202521 Oct
Submission of Local Training, Skills and Job Brokerage Strategy monitoring information pursuant to the LTSJB…
ApprovedAll Other25/01459/PODC - 202514 Oct
Submission of particulars and samples of the materials to be used on all external faces of the building…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/01412/MDC - 20259 Oct
Submission of particulars and samples of the materials to be used on all external faces of the building…
ApprovedApplication25/01385/MDC - 202511 Aug
5 Chancery Lane - condition 19 (p) and (r)
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/01095/MDC - 202511 Jul
5 Chancery Lane - Condition 19 g/h/i/o (full) and a (part)
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00908/MDC - 202513 Jun
Temporary display of a non-illuminated hoarding advertisement across three elevations measuring: 39.8m x 2.9m…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent25/00648/ADVT - 202512 Jun
Non-Material Amendment under S96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to Planning…
ApprovedNon-material amendment25/00769/NMA - 202512 May
Submission of SUDS Lifetime Maintenance Plan pursuant to discharge of condition 14 of planning permission…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00625/MDC - 20258 Jan
Submission of Tower Dismantling Methodology pursuant to condition 19(r) (partial discharge in relation to…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00014/MDC - 202423 Dec
Submission of details pursuant to condition 15 and 21 of planning permission 20/00546/FULMAJ
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/01360/MDC - 20245 Feb
Non-material amendment under Section 96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to vary…
ApprovedNon-material amendment24/00123/NMA - 202320 Sep
Submission of a details of rainwater harvesting and grey water recycling systems pursuant to Condition 16 of…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions23/01024/MDC - 202330 Mar
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 5 (Deconstruction Logistics Plan) of planning permission ref…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions23/00336/MDC - 202330 Mar
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 3 (Pre-demolition Audit) and Condition 6 (NRMM Registration) of…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions23/00335/MDC
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