Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT
Approved on 15 July 2026
Planning committee6 conditions
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Proposal
Alterations to the external area adjacent to Silk Street and to the main entrance to include new lighting, replacement of cycle parking with planters, and new entrance doors.
- Received
- 2 February 2026
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 27
- Council
- City of London Corporation
- Ward
- Cripplegate
- Agent
- Made Architects Limited
- ReceivedReceived2 Feb
- ValidatedValidated26 Mar
- Consult.Consultation11 Jun
- TargetTarget Date21 May
- DecidedDecided15 Jul
Decided in 111 days (council typically 77)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 120 days, 6 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Cripplegate. We hold 387 applications in total for the EC2Y postcode area.
98% of full 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
- EC2Y 8DT
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Large
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 11 June 2026
- Consultation start
- 21 May 2026
- Consultation end
- 11 June 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 15 June 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 13 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 11 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 21 May 2026
- Committee meeting
- 8 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Made Architects Limited
- Architect profile
- MADE ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- Agent address
- Attn: Nigel Marcoolyn The Stables 1B Howard Road Reigate RH2 7JE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 24 March 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 14 April 2026
- Site notice start
- 13 March 2026
- Site notice end
- 3 April 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14666272
- Documents
- 156
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Barbican and Golden LanePart of the 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 (19)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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.
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Associated applications
- 202617 Mar
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Planning history at this site
9 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202620 May
Replacement of internal fire doors across all floors
ApprovedListed building consent26/00737/LBC - 202613 May
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission 25/01011/LBC
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00791/LDC - 202613 May
Submission of Post-Work Noise Survey pursuant to discharge of condition 2 of planning permission 25/01010/FULL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00695/MDC - 202626 Mar
Display of White projected logo/name onto white painted underside of existing external staircase adjacent to…
PendingAdvertisement consent26/00157/ADVT - 202617 Feb
Obs to City of London relating to alterations to the external area adjacent to Silk Street and to the main…
ApprovedObservations to Adjoining BoroughP2026/0726/OBS - 20262 Feb
Replacement of internal doors
ApprovedListed building consent26/00158/LBC - 202529 Jul
(i) Installation of internal air handling units and four associated external air conditioning units within a…
ApprovedListed building consent25/01011/LBC - 202529 Jul
Installation of four air conditioning units within a plant enclosure at podium roof level.
ApprovedListed building consent25/01010/FULL - 201219 Dec
4392Discharge of condition 3 (a), (b), (c), (d) (part) and (e) pursuant to planning permissions 12/00964/Full
ApprovedDischarge of conditions12/01210/MDC
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- Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT26/00737/LBC · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
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