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Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus City Of London London EC2M 7EA

26/01497/OBSApplication for obs to adj boroughsAwaiting decision
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of secondary glazing to existing windows; Creation of a new accessible entrance at Blomfield Street; Reconfiguration of new plant and AC units at roof level, including the erection of an acoustic enclosure; Installation of external louvers; Installation of fire and wc extractors at roof level.

Received
5 March 2026
Decision due
26 March 2026
  1. Received5 Mar
  2. Validated5 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Mar
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a planning application for window replacement at Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus City Of London London EC2M 7EA. Westminster has handled 27,173 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Finsbury Circus conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 788 applications in total for the EC2M postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
EC2M 7EA
Application type
Application for obs to adj boroughs
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
City of London
Agent address
PO Box 270, Guildhall, London EC2P 2EJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
21 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Finsbury Circus
  • Listed building: Grade II: Finsbury HouseOn this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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

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.

© 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

16 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    10 Nov

    Submission of External Plant Sound Assessment pursuant to condition 10 of planning permission 26/00125/FULL

    PendingApplication26/01624/MDC
  2. 2026
    10 Nov

    Submission of drawings pursuant to discharge of condition 3 of planning permission 26/00125/FULL

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/01623/MDC
  3. 2026
    10 Nov

    Submission of drawings pursuant to partial discharge of condition 3 of planning permission 26/00126/LBC

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/01622/LDC
  4. 2026
    4 Nov

    Submission of details of stone repairs and cleaning method statement pursuant to condition 3(d) of Listed…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/01596/LDC
  5. 2026
    14 Sep

    Installation and display of: 5 No. non-illuminated hoarding signages measuring 23750 (w) x 600mm (h), 9845…

    PendingApplication26/01220/ADVT
  6. 2026
    24 Aug

    Submission of Lighting Strategy and Technical Lighting Reports, Lighting and Luminaire Schedules, technical…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/01205/LDC

Source: Westminster

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