West Layton House, 48-50 St John Street, London, EC1M 4DG
Proposal
Approval of details pursuant to condition 13 (written scheme of investigation) o
- Received
- 10 September 2026
- Target decision date
- 4 November 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Islington
- Ward
- Bunhill
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- ReceivedSubmitted10 Sep
- ValidatedValidated21 Sep
- Consult.Consultation15 Oct
- TargetTarget Date4 Nov
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application at West Layton House, 48-50 St John Street, London, EC1M 4DG. Islington has handled 8,575 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. It was submitted on 10 September 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 174 applications across Bunhill. We hold 296 applications in total for the EC1M postcode area.
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Additional Information
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20265 Aug
Non-Material Amendment following a grant of planning permission: P2024/3089/FUL
PendingNon-material amendmentP2026/2104/NMA - 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
Planning 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.
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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 0.0 miLondonRTPI
- 0.3 miLondon
- 0.4 miLondonRTPIRICS Regulated
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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