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38 - 41 Houndsditch London EC3A 7DB

26/00040/MDCSubmission of details (Planning)Permitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Submission of details of the construction, planting, irrigation and maintenance regime for the proposed green roofs; details of all unbuilt surfaces, including terraces/balconies and public realm pursuant to conditions 8 and 22 of planning permission 24/01361/FULL dated 22/05/2025.

Received
13 January 2026
Decided
13 May 2026 · Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Aldgate
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received13 Jan
  2. Validated13 Jan
  3. Consult.13 Feb
  4. Target10 Mar
  5. Decided13 May

Decided in 120 days (council typically 77)

11 weeks typical decision time in City of London100% of conditions applications approved

This is an application to discharge conditions at 38 - 41 Houndsditch London EC3A 7DB. City of London has handled 1,774 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 120 days, 8 weeks longer than City of London's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Aldgate. We hold 286 applications in total for the EC3A postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/00040/MDC
Address
38 - 41 Houndsditch London EC3A 7DB
Postcode
EC3A 7DB
Local Authority
City of London
Application Type
Submission of details (Planning)
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Aldgate

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Simon Smith and Michael Brooke Architects
Agent Address
Attn: Mr Harry Rowe 3 Scout Lane London SW4 0LA

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
13 January 2026
Consultation Expiry
13 February 2026
Target Decision Date
10 March 2026
Date Decided
13 May 2026
Date Validated
13 January 2026
Date Submitted
13 January 2026
Consultation Start
23 January 2026
Consultation End
13 February 2026
Last Date for Comments
13 February 2026
Committee Meeting
13 May 2026
Permission Expires
13 May 2031

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14619237
Comments
1
Documents
6
Coordinates
51.515057, -0.078396
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: City of London

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Creechurch
  • 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 (21)

flood storage 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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© 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 2026-10-09. 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.

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