Guildhall Building Structure Guildhall Yard London EC2V 7HH

25/00464/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 4 August 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing security kiosk and replacement with new enlarged security kiosk within Members Car Park in Guildhall West Wing.

Received: 3 April 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Cheap
Agent: Coles Conservation Architects

ReceivedReceived3 Apr
ValidatedValidated9 May
Consult.Consultation10 Jun
TargetTarget Date4 Jul
DecidedDecided4 Aug

Decided in 87 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at Guildhall Building Structure Guildhall Yard London EC2V 7HH. City of London has handled 859 applications of this type. This one was decided in 123 days, 7 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Guildhall conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Cheap. We hold 194 applications in total for the EC2V 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: EC2V 7HH
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 9 May 2025
Consultation expiry: 12 June 2025
Consultation start: 13 May 2025
Consultation end: 10 June 2025
Last date for comments: 12 June 2025
Target decision date: 4 July 2025
Committee meeting: 4 August 2025
Permission expires: 4 August 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent: Coles Conservation Architects
Architect profile: COLES CONSERVATION ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address: Attn: Mr Andrew Coles 70 High Street Ferrar House Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE29 3DJ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 22 May 2025
Advertisement expiry: 12 June 2025
Site notice start: 15 May 2025
Site notice end: 5 June 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13911926
Documents: 26

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: GuildhallPart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: 65 and 65a Basinghall StreetOn this site · +12 more
Scheduled monument: London Wall: remains of Roman fort wall and east gate under AldermanburyPart of the site · +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, 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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5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: City of London

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