Founders Hall 1 Cloth Fair London EC1A 7JQ
Approved on 9 April 2026
Delegated (officer decision)3 conditions
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Proposal
The creation of an accessible toilet and associated works in the ground floor reception room.
- Received
- 24 October 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- City of London Corporation
- Ward
- Farringdon Within
- Agent
- Matthew Lloyd Architects
- ReceivedReceived24 Oct
- ValidatedValidated24 Oct
- Consult.Consultation25 Nov
- TargetTarget Date19 Dec
- DecidedDecided9 Apr
Decided in 167 days (council typically 77)
About this application
This is a heritage application at Founders Hall 1 Cloth Fair London EC1A 7JQ. City of London has handled 859 applications of this type. This one was decided in 167 days, 13 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Smithfield conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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.
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
- EC1A 7JQ
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 October 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 9 December 2025
- Consultation start
- 4 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 25 November 2025
- Last date for comments
- 9 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 19 December 2025
- Committee meeting
- 9 April 2026
- Permission expires
- 9 April 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Matthew Lloyd Architects
- Architect profile
- MATTHEW LLOYD LIMITED
- Agent address
- Attn: Ms Giuditta Pedace 1B The Hangar, Perseverance Works 38 Kingsland Road Hackney London E2 8DD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 18 November 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 9 December 2025
- Site notice start
- 13 November 2025
- Site notice end
- 4 December 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14435054
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Smithfield
- 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.
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