Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA

26/00325/FULLFull Planning PermissionPermitted

Full

Proposal

Alteration to Western Facade including i) Removal and reinstatement of the rear facade to facilitate the installation of internal infill material; ii) Replacement of louvers at fifth floor level with glazing to facilitate the relevant change from plant room to office; iii) Installation of louvers to rear facade; Alterations to northern elevation including Replacement of windows at basement level to allow smoke extraction; and other associated works.

Received: 16 March 2026
Decided: 27 May 2026 · Approved
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 3
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Coleman Street

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted16 Mar
ValidatedValidated16 Mar
Consult.Consultation13 Apr
TargetTarget Date11 May
DecidedDecided27 May

Decided in 72 days (council typically 77)

11 weeks typical decision time in City of London98% of full applications approved

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 72 days, 3 days longer than City of London's median. The site is in the Finsbury Circus conservation area, with 4 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

26/00325/FULL

Address

Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA

Postcode

EC2M 7EA

Local Authority

City of London

Application Type

Full Planning Permission

Scale / Size

Small

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Decided

Ward

Coleman Street

Applicant & Agent

Agent

DARA Planning

Agent Address

Attn: Mr. Dean Jordan 3 - 5 Duke Street London W1U 3ED

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

4 March 2026

Consultation Expiry

29 April 2026

Target Decision Date

11 May 2026

Date Decided

27 May 2026

Date Validated

16 March 2026

Date Submitted

16 March 2026

Consultation Start

16 March 2026

Consultation End

13 April 2026

Neighbour Consultation Start

1 April 2026

Neighbour Consultation End

29 April 2026

Last Date for Comments

29 April 2026

Committee Meeting

27 May 2026

Permission Expires

27 May 2029

Planning Decision

Decision

Approved

Decided By

Delegated Decision

Statutory Period

56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised

24 March 2026

Advertisement Expiry

14 April 2026

Site Notice Start

20 March 2026

Site Notice End

10 April 2026

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID

PP-14746247

Comments

Documents

Coordinates

51.517548, -0.085195

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: City of London

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Planning history at this site

11 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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