68 Fenchurch Street London EC3M 4BR

26/00822/FULLFull Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 7 October 2026

Council decision: GrantedPlanning committee

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Proposal

Demolition of existing office building (Class E) and erection of a purpose built, double height part elevated event space building (Sui Generis) with ground floor entrance and landscaped area, and refurbishment of the retained below ground accommodation for back of house facilities, erection of gates, remedial works to interfaces of adjacent buildings and other associated works.

Received: 5 June 2026
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 14 · last counted 27 October 2026
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Wickford Park
Agent: Newmark Gerald Eve LLP

ReceivedReceived5 Jun
ValidatedValidated5 Jun
Consult.Consultation14 Jul
TargetTarget Date31 Jul
DecidedDecided7 Oct

Decided in 124 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 68 Fenchurch Street London EC3M 4BR. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 124 days, 7 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Lloyd's Avenue conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 2 applications across Wickford Park. We hold 546 applications in total for the EC3M 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: EC3M 4BR
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Wickford Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 5 June 2026
Consultation expiry: 21 July 2026
Consultation start: 16 June 2026
Consultation end: 14 July 2026
Last date for comments: 21 July 2026
Target decision date: 31 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Newmark Gerald Eve LLP
Agent address: Attn. Miss Gemma Carrieri One Fitzroy 6 Mortimer Street London W1T 3JJ GB

Planning decision

Case officer: Miranda Webb
Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 30 June 2026
Advertisement expiry: 21 July 2026
Site notice start: 19 June 2026
Site notice end: 10 July 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14969386
Documents: 106

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Lloyd's Avenue+1 more
Listed building: Grade II*: Lloyd'S RegistryOn this site · +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 (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.

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6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: City of London

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