Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA
Proposal
Installation of secondary glazing to existing windows; Creation of a new accessible entrance at Blomfield Street; Reconfiguration of new plant and AC units at roof level, including the erection of an acoustic enclosure; Installation of external louvers; and Installation of fire and WC extractors at roof level.
- Received
- 28 January 2026
- Decided
- 8 June 2026 · Approved
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 10
- Council
- City of London Corporation
- Ward
- Coleman Street
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- ReceivedSubmitted28 Jan
- ValidatedValidated3 Mar
- Consult.Consultation26 Mar
- TargetTarget Date28 Apr
- DecidedDecided8 Jun
Decided in 97 days (council typically 77)
This is a full planning application for window replacement at Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA. City of London has handled 1,142 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 69 days. This one was decided in 131 days, 9 weeks longer than City of London's median. There have been 11 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 124 applications across Coleman Street. We hold 758 applications in total for the EC2M postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Finsbury Circus
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (20)
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