20 Old Broad Street London EC2N 1DP

25/00041/FULMAJFull Major ApplicationApproved

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Approved on 19 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)64 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Part demolition of existing building (Class E and part sui-generis) and construction of a ground plus seven-storey building to provide a hotel (Class C1) with a restaurant/bar at ground floor level (Sui Generis) with associated hard and soft landscaping and associated works. (RE-CONSULTATION following updated Heritage, Townscape and Visual Impact Assessment and Design and Access Statement)

Received: 14 January 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 13
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Cornhill

ReceivedReceived14 Jan
ValidatedValidated12 Feb
Consult.Consultation7 May
TargetTarget Date14 May
DecidedDecided19 Feb

Decided in 372 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 20 Old Broad Street London EC2N 1DP. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 401 days, 46 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 17 listed buildings nearby. There have been 17 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Cornhill. We hold 177 applications in total for the EC2N postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode: EC2N 1DP
Application type: Full Major Application
Scale / size: Large

Planning application dates

Date validated: 12 February 2025
Consultation expiry: 7 May 2025
Consultation start: 7 April 2025
Consultation end: 7 May 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 10 April 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 1 May 2025
Last date for comments: 7 May 2025
Target decision date: 14 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: DP9
Agent address: Attn: Mrs Emily Keenan 100 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5NQ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 15 April 2025
Advertisement expiry: 6 May 2025
Site notice start: 10 April 2025
Site notice end: 1 May 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13628279
Documents: 135

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: BankPart of the site
Listed building: Grade I: 13 BishopsgateOn this site · +7 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 (20)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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