The Baltic Exchange 38 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8EX

25/00053/LDCSubmission of details (LBC/CAC)Approved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 2 September 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Please see 747-070320-241220-Level 02 Openings Drawings Schedule and associated drawings.

Received: 17 January 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Aldgate
Agent: SM Planning

ReceivedReceived17 Jan
ValidatedValidated17 Jan
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date14 Mar
DecidedDecided2 Sep

Decided in 228 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a heritage application at The Baltic Exchange 38 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8EX. City of London has handled 859 applications of this type. This one was decided in 228 days, 22 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 22 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Aldgate. We hold 292 applications in total for the EC3A 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: EC3A 8EX
Application type: Submission of details (LBC/CAC)
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 January 2025
Target decision date: 14 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: SM Planning
Agent address: 80-83 Long Lane London EC1A 9ET

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13668443
Comments: 0
Documents: 25

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: No. 38, ST MARY AXEOn this site
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, conservation 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.

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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Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: City of London

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