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9 Newbury Street London EC1A 7HU

26/00865/FULLFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 23 October 2026

Delegated (officer decision)10 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Extensions and alterations to the rear and interior of the existing office building (Use Class E) to provide (i) upgraded office space at lower ground and ground floors; (ii) conversion from office to one studio flat and one 1-bed dwelling (Use Class C3) at 1st to 3rd floors; and (iii) provision of a 1-bed dwelling within a newly created two storey roof extension at 4th and 5th floors with a roof terrace at 4th floor.

Received
16 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1 · last counted 7 November 2026
Ward
Farringdon Within
Agent
urban mesh design ltd
  1. Received16 Jun
  2. Validated1 Jul
  3. Consult.3 Aug
  4. Target26 Aug
  5. Decided23 Oct

Decided in 114 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 9 Newbury Street London EC1A 7HU. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 114 days, 5 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Smithfield conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 107 applications across Farringdon Within. We hold 438 applications in total for the EC1A 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
EC1A 7HU
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 July 2026
Consultation expiry
4 August 2026
Consultation start
3 July 2026
Consultation end
3 August 2026
Neighbour consultation start
6 July 2026
Neighbour consultation end
3 August 2026
Last date for comments
4 August 2026
Target decision date
26 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
urban mesh design ltd
Architect profile
URBAN MESH DESIGN LIMITED
Agent address
Attn: Oliver Lazarus 9 Newbury Street London EC1A 7HU

Planning decision

Case officer
Anastasia Tampouridou
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
14 July 2026
Advertisement expiry
4 August 2026
Site notice start
10 July 2026
Site notice end
31 July 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15012468
Documents
27

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Smithfield
  • 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 (21)

flood storage 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

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© 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.

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Source: City of London

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