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3 Middle Street London EC1A 7JA

25/00568/FULLFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 23 October 2025

Delegated (officer decision)8 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Refurbishment works compromising: (i) replacement of the existing windows. (ii) roof level extension. (iii) infill of courtyard, including rooflight.

Received
28 April 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Farringdon Within
Agent
Design Team
  1. Received28 Apr
  2. Validated28 Apr
  3. Consult.13 Jun
  4. Target23 Jun
  5. Decided23 Oct

Decided in 178 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 3 Middle Street London EC1A 7JA. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 178 days, 14 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Smithfield conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 107 applications across Farringdon Within. We hold 438 applications in total for the EC1A 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
EC1A 7JA
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 April 2025
Consultation expiry
17 June 2025
Neighbour consultation start
23 May 2025
Neighbour consultation end
13 June 2025
Last date for comments
17 June 2025
Target decision date
23 June 2025
Committee meeting
23 October 2025
Permission expires
23 October 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
Design Team
Architect profile
TEAM GROUP LTD
Agent address
Attn: Steven Davidson 342 Clapham Road London SW9 9AJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
27 May 2025
Advertisement expiry
17 June 2025
Site notice start
22 May 2025
Site notice end
12 June 2025

Appeal history

3369979
Allowed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 17 November 2025Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13949869
Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    1 Dec

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 2, 4, 5 and 6 of planning permission 25/00568/FULL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/01671/MDC
  2. 2025
    28 Apr

    Refurbishment works compromising: (i) replacement of the existing windows. (ii) roof level extension. (iii)…

    This applicationApprovedFull25/00568/FULL

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