Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ
Proposal
Notification from the City of London of application 25/00829/FULEIA for a phased development (phase 1: demolition, phase 2 construction) comprising: the demolition of the existing buildings, partial retention of the existing basement (including creation of a mezzanine) and construction of a new building for office use (Class E(g)), flexible office/community use (Class E(g)/F2), flexible cultural/event uses (Sui Generis) and flexible retail/service/food and beverage uses (Class E(a)-(c)); comprising a basement level, ground and 20 upper storeys plus roof plant level; creation of new public space and new pedestrian routes at ground level; hard and soft landscaping; pedestrian and vehicle access; blue badge car and cycle parking; ancillary servicing, plant and other back of house space; excavation to accommodate attenuation tank beneath existing basement slab, external alterations and demolition to the south elevation of the adjoining Porter Tun Room of the former Whitbread Brewery; associated highway works, enabling works and other works associated with the development.
- Submitted
- 24 February 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Hackney
- ReceivedSubmitted24 Feb
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at Guildhall,, London, EC2P 2EJ. Hackney has handled 181 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across City of London (N). We hold 25 applications in total for the EC2P postcode area.
77% of all other applications at London Borough of Hackney were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- EC2P 2EJ
- Application type
- All Other
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Rosebery Avenue
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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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.
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© 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: Hackney
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