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2 Wardrobe Place London EC4V 5AH

26/00407/LBCApproved

Approved on 11 September 2026

4 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Internal and external alterations associated with the refurbishment and change of use of the building.

Received
20 March 2026
Ward
Castle Baynard
  1. Received20 Mar
  2. Validated20 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided11 Sep

Decided in 175 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 2 Wardrobe Place London EC4V 5AH. City of London has handled 6,632 applications of this type. This one was decided in 175 days, 14 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the St Paul's Cathedral conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 120 applications across Castle Baynard. We hold 186 applications in total for the EC4V postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
EC4V 5AH

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Kate Bannigan

Additional information

Documents
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: St Paul's Cathedral
  • Listed building: Grade II*: 2 Wardrobe PlaceOn this site · +2 more
  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    20 Mar

    Internal and external alterations associated with the refurbishment and change of use of the building.

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent26/00407/LBC
  2. 2026
    20 Mar

    Works comprising: (i) Change of use of the from offices (Class E(g)(iii)) to a single dwelling for…

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionFiled alongside26/00410/FULL

Source: City of London

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