68 Lombard Street London EC3V 9LJ

24/01354/FULLFull Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 31 October 2025

Delegated (officer decision)46 conditions

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

Proposal

Partial demolition and erection of a roof extension with associated change of use of existing building from office use (Class E) to hotel (Class C1) with flexible retail/cafe (Class E) at ground floor, including new plant, a new rooftop terrace, provision of cycle storage, greening and other necessary or ancillary works.

Received: 20 December 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 7
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Walbrook
Agent: DP9 Limited

ReceivedReceived20 Dec
ValidatedValidated20 Dec
Consult.Consultation27 Feb
TargetTarget Date14 Feb
DecidedDecided31 Oct

Decided in 315 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 68 Lombard Street London EC3V 9LJ. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 315 days, 34 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Walbrook. 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 9LJ
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 20 December 2024
Consultation expiry: 27 February 2025
Consultation start: 30 January 2025
Consultation end: 27 February 2025
Last date for comments: 27 February 2025
Target decision date: 14 February 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: DP9 Limited
Agent address: Attn: Miss Zoe Smythe 100 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5NQ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 21 January 2025
Advertisement expiry: 11 February 2025
Site notice start: 16 January 2025
Site notice end: 6 February 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13610330
Documents: 73

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: Bank
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 (21)

flood storage 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.

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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Associated applications

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

2012
10 Apr
Details of the framing to the new central window, new entrance doors and glazed window panel pursuant to…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions12/00344/MDC

Source: City of London

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