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1 Prince's Street London EC2R 8BP

25/00716/FULLFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 11 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)47 conditions

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Proposal

Change of use of the existing building from offices and a bank (Use Class E) to a mixed use building comprising hotel (Use Class C1) , Community Use (Sui Generis), and flexible retail / cafe / gym (Class E(a)(b)(d)), including internal alterations, refurbishment, new plant, provision of cycle store and other works associated with the development.

Received
2 June 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
9
Ward
Walbrook
Agent
DP9 Ltd
  1. Received2 Jun
  2. Validated2 Jun
  3. Consult.22 Jul
  4. Target28 Jul
  5. Decided11 Feb

Decided in 254 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 1 Prince's Street London EC2R 8BP. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 254 days, 25 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Bank conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Walbrook. We hold 239 applications in total for the EC2R 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
EC2R 8BP
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Large

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 June 2025
Consultation expiry
31 July 2025
Consultation start
8 July 2025
Consultation end
22 July 2025
Neighbour consultation start
25 June 2025
Neighbour consultation end
23 July 2025
Last date for comments
31 July 2025
Target decision date
28 July 2025
Committee meeting
20 November 2025
Permission expires
11 February 2029

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
DP9 Ltd
Agent address
Attn: Mr Michael Green 100 Pall Mall St. James's London SW1Y 5NQ

Planning decision

Case officer
John Grierson
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
1 July 2025
Advertisement expiry
22 July 2025
Site notice start
10 July 2025
Site notice end
31 July 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14035377
Documents
130

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.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    14 Oct

    Submission of details of measures to protect the war memorial in the Princes Street entrance lobby for the…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/01458/LDC
  2. 2003
    2 Jul

    Details of new ground floor screens facing into the banking hall pursuant to Condition 3 of Listed Building…

    WithdrawnListed building consent0741BE
  3. 2003
    22 Apr

    Internal alterations at ground floor level including new partitions and redecoration of banking hall and…

    ApprovedListed building consent0741BD
  4. 2001
    3 Jan

    Installation of 60cm Satellite Antenna

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission0741BA
  5. 2001
    3 Jan

    Installation of 60cm satellite dish.

    ApprovedListed building consent0741AZ
  6. 2000
    25 Oct

    Alterations to internal partition and sprinkler layouts on the mezzanine and sixth floors

    ApprovedListed building consent0741AY

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