Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA

26/00326/LBCPermitted

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 basement, first and fifth floors; Alterations to northern elevation including Replacement of windows at basement level to allow smoke extraction; and other associated works.

Received: 26 March 2026
Decided: 27 May 2026
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Bolsover North And Shuttlewood Ward

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted26 Mar
ValidatedValidated15 Sep
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided27 May

This is a planning application for window replacement at Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA. City of London has handled 6,476 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 68 days. This one was decided in 62 days, 6 days quicker 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 1 application across Bolsover North And Shuttlewood Ward. We hold 758 applications in total for the EC2M postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

26/00326/LBC

Address

Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA

Postcode

EC2M 7EA

Local Authority

City of London

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Decided

Ward

Bolsover North And Shuttlewood Ward

Parish

Old Bolsover Parish

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

1 September 2026

Date Decided

27 May 2026

Date Validated

15 September 2026

Date Submitted

26 March 2026

Planning Decision

Case Officer

Ms Kim Wyatt

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

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

12 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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