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5 Aldermanbury Square London EC2V 7HR

26/00676/FULLFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 11 November 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

External alterations to the existing office building including: refurbishments to level 17 terrace, refurbishment of exterior public realm including the repair of the water feature, creation of a dedicated cycle entrance,�with associated works.

Received
11 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 6 November 2026
Ward
Langdon Hills
Agent
Savills (UK) Limited
  1. Received11 May
  2. Validated11 May
  3. Consult.10 Jun
  4. Target6 Jul
  5. Decided11 Nov

Decided in 184 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 5 Aldermanbury Square London EC2V 7HR. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 184 days, 15 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 2 applications across Langdon Hills. We hold 194 applications in total for the EC2V postcode area.

98% of full 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
EC2V 7HR
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 May 2026
Consultation expiry
7 September 2026
Consultation start
20 May 2026
Consultation end
10 June 2026
Neighbour consultation start
10 August 2026
Neighbour consultation end
7 September 2026
Last date for comments
7 September 2026
Target decision date
6 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Savills (UK) Limited
Agent address
Attn: Mr Chris Moore 33 Margaret Street London W1G 0JD

Planning decision

Case officer
Miranda Webb
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
2 June 2026
Advertisement expiry
23 June 2026
Site notice start
14 August 2026
Site notice end
4 September 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14810460
Documents
86

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Wood Street Police StationOn or next to 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

Source: City of London

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