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40, Holborn Viaduct, London, EC1N 2PB

25/01204/MDCApproval of details reserved by a condition (discharge)Permitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

40HOV Condition 53 Facade Reuse

Submitted
2 September 2025
Decided
16 February 2026
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received2 Sep
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Feb

Decided in 167 days (council typically 77)

11 weeks typical decision time in City of London100% of approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge) applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a planning application at 40, Holborn Viaduct, London, EC1N 2PB. City of London has handled 396 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 83 days. This one was decided in 167 days, 12 weeks longer than City of London's median. The site is in 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across FT. We hold 237 applications in total for the EC1N postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
25/01204/MDC
Address
40, Holborn Viaduct, London, EC1N 2PB
Postcode
EC1N 2PB
Local Authority
City of London
Application Type
Approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge)
Decision Status
Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
16 February 2026
Date Submitted
2 September 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.517864, -0.106367
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    2 Sep

    40HOV Condition 53 Facade Reuse

    This applicationApprovedDischarge of conditions25/01204/MDC
  2. 2025
    26 Aug

    40HOV Condition 23 CEMP

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside25/01173/MDC

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    21 Oct

    Non-Material Amendment under Section 96a of the Town and Country Planning Act (1990) (as amended) to planning…

    PendingNon-material amendment26/01420/NMA
  2. 2026
    2 Sep

    Submission of Technical Note pursuant to partial discharge of condiiton 42(i) of planning permission…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/01235/MDC
  3. 2026
    10 Jul

    Submission of a Lifetime Maintenance Plan for the SuDS system to pursuant to condition 16 of Planning…

    WithdrawnApplication26/00984/MDC
  4. 2026
    3 Jun

    Submission of details of Suicide Prevention Document pursuant to condition 44 of Planning Permission…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/00801/MDC
  5. 2026
    3 Jun

    Submission of details of Landscaping and Planting Plans, Specification and Irrigation, Landscape Management…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/00802/MDC
  6. 2026
    18 May

    Submission of details of Fa�ade Access and Maintenance Strategy pursuant to condition 39(k) of Planning…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00722/MDC

Planning constraints

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.

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