City Tower 40 Basinghall Street London EC2V 5DE

26/00070/FULLApproved

Approved on 1 May 2026

5 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

External alterations to ground floor elevation comprising, (i) recladding of the entry portals internal face with folded steel panels, incorporating integrated recessed lighting; (ii) removal of existing double door set and installation of a replacement single pedestrian door and a double door for vehicle access; (iii) installation of a new glazed panel and decorative fins; and (iv) replacement of existing glazing to the back of house door with a black tinted panel.

Received: 19 January 2026
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Bassishaw

ReceivedReceived19 Jan
ValidatedValidated19 Jan
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided1 May

Decided in 102 days

About this application

This is a planning application for window replacement at City Tower 40 Basinghall Street London EC2V 5DE. City of London has handled 6,632 applications of this type. This one was decided in 102 days, 4 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Bassishaw. We hold 194 applications in total for the EC2V postcode area.

Application details

Postcode: EC2V 5DE

Planning application dates

Date validated: 19 January 2026

Planning decision

Case officer: Alice McDonald

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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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© 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.

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.

Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: City of London

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