5 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LG
Approved on 18 June 2026
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Submission of details of particulars and samples of the materials to be used on all external faces of the building and details of new windows pursuant to condition 19 (a) and (f) (in part) of Planning Permission 20/00546/FULMAJ, dated 16.09.2021 (as amended by 22/01051/NMA, 24/00123/NMA, 24/01244/NMA and 25/00769/NMA) dated 16.09.2021.
- Received
- 27 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of London Corporation
- Ward
- Farringdon Without
- Agent
- Rapleys LLP
- ReceivedReceived27 Mar
- ValidatedValidated27 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date22 May
- DecidedDecided18 Jun
Decided in 83 days (council typically 77)
About this application
This is an application to discharge conditions at 5 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LG. City of London has handled 1,774 applications of this type. This one was decided in 83 days, 6 days longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Chancery Lane conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 89 applications across Farringdon Without. We hold 131 applications in total for the WC2A postcode area.
100% of conditions 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
- WC2A 1LG
- Application type
- Submission of details (Planning)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 22 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Rapleys LLP
- Agent address
- Attn: Miss Annie Taylor 1 Upper James Street London W1F 9DE
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Ryan Pinkett
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Chancery Lane+1 more
- Listed building: Grade II: The Gatehouse With Gateway and Screen Wall to WestOn or next to this site · +5 more
- Brownfield land register: 122 - 126 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1PPRegister site at or near this address · +1 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 (19)
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 and heritage coasts.
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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