16, 18, Monument Street, EC3R 8AJ

25/00768/FULLFull planning permissionPermitted

Full

Proposal

Alteration (including demolition) and extension of the existing offices within the building for continued use as offices (Class E(g)(i)); to include additional floorspace through upward extension; alterations to building entrances; creation of office amenity terraces and plant enclosures; facade alterations; external landscaping; and associated works.

Submitted: 11 June 2025
Decided: 31 October 2025
Council: City of London Corporation

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted11 Jun
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided31 Oct

Decided in 142 days (council typically 77)

11 weeks typical decision time in City of London97% of full planning permission applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a planning application for demolition at 16, 18, Monument Street, EC3R 8AJ. City of London has handled 93 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 100 days. This one was decided in 142 days, 6 weeks longer than City of London's median. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 9 applications across BG. We hold 460 applications in total for the EC3R postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

25/00768/FULL

Address

16, 18, Monument Street, EC3R 8AJ

Postcode

EC3R 8AJ

Local Authority

City of London

Application Type

Full planning permission

Decision Status

Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided

31 October 2025

Date Submitted

11 June 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.509953, -0.086044

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: City of London

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade I: The MonumentOn or next to 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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