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Simpsons Tavern 38 And A Half Cornhill London EC3V 9DR

26/01177/LBCAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Internal and external works comprising: (i) removal of the existing external condensers and their replacement with new condensers on the flat roof at second-floor level; (ii) installation of refrigerant pipes via the existing service routes to enter the building; (iii) installation of a louvred acoustic enclosure around the condensers; (iv) replacement of the whole-building heating system from gas to electric, with the retention of all historic heating fixtures and fittings; and (v) introduction of two new penetrations through the roof of the fifth-floor plant room to accommodate kitchen supply and extract, connecting to the existing risers via new acoustic attenuators and fan units.

Received
17 August 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 26 October 2026
Ward
Cornhill
  1. Received17 Aug
  2. Validated24 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a planning application at Simpsons Tavern 38 And A Half Cornhill London EC3V 9DR. City of London has handled 6,632 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Bank conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Cornhill. We hold 316 applications in total for the EC3V postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
EC3V 9DR

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Kate Bannigan

Additional information

Documents
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bank
  • Listed building: Grade II: Simpson'S TavernOn this site · +3 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

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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.

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

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