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27 - 28 Newbury Street London EC1A 7HU

25/01371/FULLFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 1 July 2026

Delegated (officer decision)15 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Erection of a roof extension and partial change of use from Office (Class E) to create a residential unit (Class C3) and associated works.

Received
8 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
8
Ward
Farringdon Within
Agent
Block 9 Architects
  1. Received8 Oct
  2. Validated8 Oct
  3. Consult.4 Feb
  4. Target3 Dec
  5. Decided1 Jul

Decided in 266 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 27 - 28 Newbury Street London EC1A 7HU. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 266 days, 27 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 107 applications across Farringdon Within. We hold 438 applications in total for the EC1A 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
EC1A 7HU
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 October 2025
Consultation expiry
18 February 2026
Consultation start
14 January 2026
Consultation end
4 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
21 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
18 February 2026
Last date for comments
18 February 2026
Target decision date
3 December 2025
Committee meeting
1 July 2026
Permission expires
1 July 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Block 9 Architects
Architect profile
BLOCK 9 ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address
Attn: Mr Matthew Gibson 21 Castle Street Edinburgh EH2 3DN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
27 January 2026
Advertisement expiry
17 February 2026
Site notice start
16 January 2026
Site notice end
6 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14375868
Documents
39

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    9 Oct

    Submission of details of Environmental Management Plan, Construction Management Plan, Traffic and Highway…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/01316/MDC
  2. 2025
    8 Oct

    Erection of a roof extension and partial change of use from Office (Class E) to create a residential unit…

    This applicationApprovedFull25/01371/FULL

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