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4 College Hill London EC4R 2RB

25/01055/FULLFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 28 January 2026

Delegated (officer decision)12 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Alterations to the existing unit to facilitate the change of use from office (Class E(g)i) to a residential dwelling (Class C3), including external alterations to the front steps, installation of new French doors to the rear lightwell, replacement of rooflight to lower ground floor, new conservation roof light to main roof, replacement and upgrade of windows, and associated works.

Received
4 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
8
Ward
Vintry
Agent
Maddox and Associates Ltd
  1. Received4 Aug
  2. Validated4 Aug
  3. Consult.8 Sep
  4. Target29 Sep
  5. Decided28 Jan

Decided in 177 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 4 College Hill London EC4R 2RB. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 177 days, 14 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Vintry. We hold 118 applications in total for the EC4R 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
EC4R 2RB
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 August 2025
Consultation expiry
11 November 2025
Consultation start
18 August 2025
Consultation end
8 September 2025
Neighbour consultation start
10 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
24 October 2025
Last date for comments
11 November 2025
Target decision date
29 September 2025
Committee meeting
28 January 2026
Permission expires
28 January 2029

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Maddox and Associates Ltd
Agent address
33 Broadwick Street London W1F 0DQ

Planning decision

Case officer
Hibaaq Gelleh
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
21 October 2025
Advertisement expiry
11 November 2025
Site notice start
4 September 2025
Site notice end
25 September 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14198333
Documents
32

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Queen Street
  • Listed building: Grade II: 4, College Hill Ec4On this site · +2 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 (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.

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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