39 Defoe House Barbican London EC2Y 8DN
Approved on 9 April 2026
Delegated (officer decision)3 conditions
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Proposal
Internal alterations comprising the reconfiguration and refurbishment of the kitchen and living room space, including the removal of non-structural partition walls to create a new open plan living area.
- Received
- 18 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of London Corporation
- Ward
- Aldersgate
- Agent
- Thomson Brothers (London) Limited
- ReceivedReceived18 Feb
- ValidatedValidated18 Feb
- Consult.Consultation31 Mar
- TargetTarget Date15 Apr
- DecidedDecided9 Apr
Decided in 50 days (council typically 77)
About this application
This is a heritage application at 39 Defoe House Barbican London EC2Y 8DN. City of London has handled 859 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 4 weeks quicker than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Aldersgate. We hold 387 applications in total for the EC2Y postcode area.
100% of heritage 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 8DN
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 31 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 31 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 15 April 2026
- Committee meeting
- 9 April 2026
- Permission expires
- 9 April 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Thomson Brothers (London) Limited
- Agent address
- Attn. Mr Luke Thomson Top Floor 78 To 79 Long Lane London EC1A 9ET United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 10 March 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 31 March 2026
- Site notice start
- 6 March 2026
- Site notice end
- 27 March 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Barbican and Golden Lane
- Listed building: BarbicanOn 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, listed buildings, 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.
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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