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P2025/2537/NMA

Amendment application at 38 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1PX, Islington. View planning documents, track the decision and get email alerts on updates.

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Non-Material Amendment to planning permission ref: P2020/3548/FUL: 'Single storey vertical extension to the existing building to provide additional (Class E) office accommodation, infill of the inset to Wilson Street at 1st - 4th floors to provide additional floorspace, alterations to the existing facades, installation of new rooftop plant and associated works'. The proposed amendments include: • Change the metal cladding/fenestration finish from anodised bronze aluminium to PPC metallic bronze aluminium. • Change the stone cladding finish from Portland Stone to reconstituted stone to match existing reconstituted stone colour and finish. • Change from render to PPC aluminium colour matched to the existing Portland Stone on the western elevation. • Change proposed glass balustrade within the lightwell to retain the existing metal balustrade. • Refinement of the party-wall finish from render to light-coloured facing brickwork to align more closely with the existing limestone. • Alterations to door sizes at ground floor level on the Wilson Street façade • Additional louvres above the doors on the Wilson Street façade to support ventilation and servicing requirements. • Additional louvres to WC core to support ventilation and servicing requirements. • Alteration to door size on level 7 terrace and associated redistribution of fins to improve access and coordinate with the internal layout. • Introduction of terrace landscaping strategy at first, fifth, sixth and seventh floor levels to enhance biodiversity. • Introduction of low-level tenant plant above the WC core to support future tenants servicing requirements. • Introduction of key-clamp guarding to provide safer access for maintenance. • Introduction of monorail and support structure for lightwell cleaning and maintenance

P2025/2537/NMA

Small
Amendment

38 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1PX

Submitted8 Sept
Validated
Consultation
Target
Decided19 Jan
9 weeks typical decision time in Islington87% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at 38 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1PX. Islington has handled 274 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 52 days. This one was decided in 133 days, 12 weeks longer than Islington's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 174 applications across Bunhill. We hold 1,093 applications in total for the EC2A postcode area.

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Application Details

Reference
P2025/2537/NMA
Address
38 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1PX
Postcode
EC2A 1PX
Local Authority
Islington
Application Type
Amendment
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
19 January 2026
Date Submitted
8 September 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.520100, -0.085633

Source: Islington