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Kings College Maughan Library Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LR

25/00937/LDCSubmission of details (LBC/CAC)Approved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 24 October 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Submission of details for electrical hardware, doors and other associated works, pursuant to listed building consent 24/00930/LBC (dated 13.11.2024).

Received
18 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Farringdon Without
Agent
JacksonBCS Limited
  1. Received18 Jul
  2. Validated18 Jul
  3. Consult.15 Sep
  4. Target12 Sep
  5. Decided24 Oct

Decided in 98 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a heritage application at Kings College Maughan Library Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LR. City of London has handled 859 applications of this type. This one was decided in 98 days, 3 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Chancery Lane conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 89 applications across Farringdon Without. We hold 131 applications in total for the WC2A 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
WC2A 1LR
Application type
Submission of details (LBC/CAC)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 July 2025
Consultation expiry
23 September 2025
Consultation start
18 August 2025
Consultation end
15 September 2025
Last date for comments
23 September 2025
Target decision date
12 September 2025
Committee meeting
24 October 2025
Permission expires
24 October 2030

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
JacksonBCS Limited
Agent address
Attn: Mr Mike Jackson The Pightle Back Street Ashton Keynes Swindon SN6 6PD

Planning decision

Case officer
Fiona Williams
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
2 September 2025
Advertisement expiry
23 September 2025
Site notice start
28 August 2025
Site notice end
18 September 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14168063
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Chancery Lane
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Former Public Record OfficeOn this site · +1 more
  • Brownfield land register: 9-12 Bell Yard London WC2A 2JRRegister site at or near this address · +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, 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 and heritage coasts.

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.

Source: City of London

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