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Simpsons Tavern 38 And A Half Cornhill London EC3V 9DR

25/01273/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 13 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)5 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Internal and external alterations including (i) replacement HVAC units to first floor roof (ii) replacement retractable awning at ground floor to Ball Court (east) elevation (iii) internal layout changes to basement, ground, first and second floor level including insertion of new commercial kitchen, dumbwaiter and servery areas and reconfiguration of seating (iv) repair works (v) mechanical and electrical upgrades throughout, and (vi) associated works.

Received
16 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Cornhill
Agent
E2 Architecture+Interiors
  1. Received16 Sep
  2. Validated18 Nov
  3. Consult.12 Jan
  4. Target13 Jan
  5. Decided13 Mar

Decided in 115 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a heritage application at Simpsons Tavern 38 And A Half Cornhill London EC3V 9DR. City of London has handled 859 applications of this type. This one was decided in 178 days, 14 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Sowerby Bridge conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Cornhill. We hold 316 applications in total for the EC3V 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
EC3V 9DR
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 November 2025
Consultation expiry
27 January 2026
Consultation start
15 December 2025
Consultation end
12 January 2026
Last date for comments
27 January 2026
Target decision date
13 January 2026
Committee meeting
13 March 2026
Permission expires
13 March 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
E2 Architecture+Interiors
Agent address
Attn. Mr David Obaro 1 Emma Street Unit 40 Containerville London E2 9FP United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
6 January 2026
Advertisement expiry
27 January 2026
Site notice start
19 December 2025
Site notice end
9 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14327628
Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bank
  • Listed building: Grade II: Simpson'S TavernOn this site · +3 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

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© 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.

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