Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA

26/00126/LBCListed Building ConsentPermitted

Proposal

Internal refurbishment works; installation of secondary glazing to existing windows; works to create a new accessible entrance at Blomfield Street; reconfiguration of new plant, including the erection of an acoustic enclosure and AC units at roof level; installation of external louvers; cleaning of the facade and other associated works; 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: 1
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Coleman Street

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted28 Jan
ValidatedValidated4 Mar
Consult.Consultation2 Apr
TargetTarget Date29 Apr
DecidedDecided8 Jun

Decided in 96 days (council typically 77)

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

This is a heritage application for window replacement at Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA. City of London has handled 861 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 66 days. This one was decided in 131 days, 9 weeks longer than City of London's median. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. 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.

Application Details

Reference

26/00126/LBC

Address

Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA

Postcode

EC2M 7EA

Local Authority

City of London

Application Type

Listed Building Consent

Scale / Size

Small

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Decided

Ward

Coleman Street

Applicant & Agent

Agent

DARA Planning

Agent Address

Attn. Mr. Blake Lee 3 - 5 Duke Street London W1U 3ED United Kingdom

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

28 January 2026

Consultation Expiry

2 April 2026

Target Decision Date

29 April 2026

Date Decided

8 June 2026

Date Validated

4 March 2026

Date Submitted

28 January 2026

Consultation Start

5 March 2026

Consultation End

2 April 2026

Last Date for Comments

2 April 2026

Committee Meeting

8 June 2026

Permission Expires

8 June 2029

Planning Decision

Decision

Approved

Decided By

Delegated Decision

Statutory Period

56 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start

6 March 2026

Site Notice End

27 March 2026

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID

PP-14603893

Comments

Documents

Coordinates

51.517548, -0.085195

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: City of London

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Associated applications

2026
24 Aug
Submission of Lighting Strategy and Technical Lighting Reports, Lighting and Luminaire Schedules, technical…
PendingDischarge of conditions26/01205/LDC
2026
28 Jan
Installation of secondary glazing to existing windows; Creation of a new accessible entrance at Blomfield…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionFiled alongside26/00125/FULL
2026
28 Jan
Internal refurbishment works; installation of secondary glazing to existing windows; works to create a new…
This applicationApprovedListed building consent26/00126/LBC

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Finsbury Circus
Listed building: Grade II: Finsbury HouseOn this site
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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