West Layton House, 48-50 St John Street, London, EC1M 4DG
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Proposal
Non-Material Amendment following a grant of planning permission: P2024/3089/FUL dated 10/04/2025 for ‘Refurbishment of existing office (Use Class E) building including relocation and replacement roof plant, replacement of stair enclosure and lift core, creation of a roof terrace, revision to the facade, ground, first, second and third floor infill extensions to the rear, creation of external terrace and plant enclosure at rear first floor, ground floor infill extension to under croft, enclosure of ground floor courtyard and associated works.’ Amendments seek updated front elevation to accommodate the relocated UKPN Substation entrance (from basement to ground floor); insertion of smoke shaft from basement to roof level; layout amendments to improve services, circulation, and the means of escape during a fire; removal of 1 (no.) accessible cycle parking space from ground floor level due to fire safety requirements; increase in number of long stay cycle parking spaces at lower ground floor level from 38 (no.) spaces to 45 (no.) spaces; omission of combined attenuation and rainwater harvesting tank in basement due to structural demolition risks and submission of landscaping details and amendment of Condition 17 (Landscaping) wording to a compliance condition in accordance with the landscaping proposals.
- Received
- 5 August 2026
- Decision due
- 1 September 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Islington
- Ward
- Bunhill
- ReceivedReceived5 Aug
- ValidatedValidated5 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date1 Sep
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at West Layton House, 48-50 St John Street, London, EC1M 4DG. Islington has handled 277 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 160 applications across Bunhill. We hold 301 applications in total for the EC1M postcode area.
88% of amendment applications at London Borough of Islington were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- EC1M 4DG
- Application type
- Non-Material Amendment
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 August 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 27 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-15034989
- UPRN
- 5300084485
- Documents
- 42
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Clerkenwell Green+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 (19)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202623 Oct
Section 73 application (Minor Material Amendment) to vary conditions 2 (approved drawings) and 17…
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)P2026/2808/S73 - 202610 Sep
Approval of details pursuant to condition 13 (written scheme of investigation) o
PendingDischarge of conditionsP2026/2389/AOD - 202326 Jun
Proposed erection of a single storey roof extension with replacement roof plant, stair enclosure and terrace…
WithdrawnFull Planning ApplicationP2023/1828/FUL - 201218 Oct
Installation of 1x external condenser unit mounted to the rear 3rd floor flat roof area.
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationP122309
Source: Islington
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