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City Tower And City Place House, 40 - 55 Basinghall Street, London, EC2V

25/00813/ADVTConsent to display an advertisementApproved
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Approved on 19 January 2026

7 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of no.8 externally illuminated projecting signs measuring 600mm x 600mm x 10mm.

Submitted
12 August 2025
  1. Received12 Aug
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Jan

Decided in 160 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a planning application at City Tower And City Place House 40 - 55 Basinghall Street London EC2V. City of London has handled 36 applications of this type. This one was decided in 160 days, 12 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 6 applications across BS.

93% of consent to display an advertisement 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

Application type
Consent to display an advertisement

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    8 Apr

    Installation and display of externally illuminated metal letter signage reading "CITY TOWER", measuring 625mm…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent26/00372/ADVT
  2. 2026
    19 Jan

    External alterations to ground floor elevation comprising, (i) recladding of the entry portals internal face…

    ApprovedApplication26/00070/FULL
  3. 2025
    28 Apr

    Submission of Planning Equipment External Lighting Document pursuant to discharge of Condition 21 of planning…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00570/MDC
  4. 2025
    28 Apr

    Submission of design pack pursuant to discharge of Condition 18(g) of planning application 21/00116/FULMAJ

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00571/MDC
  5. 2025
    12 Mar

    Submission of the Public Stairs Specification pursuant to Schedule 3 Paragraph 22.2 of the Section 106…

    ApprovedAll Other25/00355/PODC
  6. 2025
    7 Mar

    Submission of Design Pack pursuant to discharge of condition 29 of planning permission 21/00116/FULMAJ

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00323/MDC

Source: City of London

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