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Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP

Granted City of London 20/00932/FULMAJ Full Major Application

Works: New dwelling Extension Demolition Major scheme

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

External and internal alterations together with demolition and new build and associated change of use of existing building from police station (sui generis) to hotel with ancillary uses (Class C1) including: (i) refurbishment of facade to Snow Hill and the retained facade to Cock Lane; (ii) partial demolition, rebuilding and extension to provide a building ranging from 6 to 8 storeys, plus new plant at roof level; (iii) extension of existing sub-basement; (iv) provision of cycle storage; (v) highway works; (vi) greening and other ancillary works.

As published by the council, reference 20/00932/FULMAJ

Application record

Reference
20/00932/FULMAJ
Type
Full Major Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
20 Nov 2020
Validated
20 Nov 2020
Decided
30 Sep 2021
Ward
Farringdon Without
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
EC1A 2DP

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of London register

This site has had 53 applications since 2020: 46 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00958/MDC Granted

    Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP

    Submission of BREEAM New Construction Final Certificate pursuant to discharge of condition 32 of planning permission 22/00742/FULL dated 10.03.2023.

    Decided 13 Aug 2026
  • 26/00483/MDC Awaiting decision

    Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP

    Submission of details of Post-Completion Survey Note pursuant to condition 63 of Planning permission 22/00742/FULL dated 13.03.2023.

    Submitted 2 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00420/LDC Awaiting decision

    Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP

    Submission of details of post completion survey pursuant to condition 10 of Listed Building Consent 25/01302/LBC dated 06.02.2026.

    Submitted 23 Mar 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00401/LDC Awaiting decision

    Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP

    Submission of details of Internal Strip Out Schedule pursuant to condition 7 of Listed Building Consent 25/01302/LBC dated 06.02.2026.

    Submitted 19 Mar 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00262/MDC Granted

    Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP

    Submission of details of Climate Change Resilience and Sustainability Report pursuant to condition 41 of planning permission 22/00742/FULL dated 10.03.2023.

    Decided 16 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00184/MDC Granted

    Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP

    Submission of details of post-construction whole life cycle carbon assessment pursuant to condition 38 of Planning permission 22/00742/FULL dated 10.03.2023.

    Decided 20 Oct 2026
  • 26/00191/MDC Granted

    Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP

    Submission of details of Post-Completion Circular Economy Statement pursuant to condition 39 of Planning permission 22/00742/FULL dated 10.03.2023

    Decided 20 Oct 2026
  • 26/00137/NMA Granted

    Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP

    Application under S96a of the Town and Country Planning Act to amend condition 39 (post completion report relating to Circular Economy statement) of planning permission ref. 22/00742/FULL

    Decided 28 Apr 2026 Amendments
  • 25/01784/MDC Withdrawn

    Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP

    Submission of a post construction BREEAM assessment demonstrating that a target rating of 'Excellent' has been achieved (or such other target rating as the local planning authority may agree provided that it is satisfied all reasonable endeavours have been used to achieve an 'Excellent' rating) pursuant to condition 32 of planning permission 22/00742/FULL dated 13/03/2023.

    Decided 5 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • 25/01785/MDC Granted

    Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP

    Submission of details of plant noise, installation and maintenance; and details relating to mounting of mechanical plant to minimise transmission of structure borne sound or vibration pursuant to conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission 25/01229/FULL dated 12/12/2025.

    Decided 30 Jan 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Nov 2020

    Received by City of London

  2. 30 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 22/01011/NMA Granted

    Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP

    Non-material amendment under Section 96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to amend planning permission ref. 20/00932/FULMAJ dated 30.09.2021 to alter wording of conditions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 to amend the triggers to exclude site preparation, strip out, and demolition.

    Decided 22 Nov 2022 Amendments
  • 22/00742/FULL Granted

    Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP

    Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to vary condition 70 and remove conditions 25, 30, 53, 55 and part (xxi) of 21 of Planning Permission ref. 20/00932/FULMAJ dated 30.09.2021 to amend approved drawings and for design amendments including the retention of existing western boundary wall, set back of the upper levels of the west elevation and atrium, and reduction of the footprint of the Snow Hill mansard roof, together with associated changes including to greening, modification to plant layout on the seventh floor, and realignment of windows on the east and south elevations.

    Decided 10 Mar 2023 Full applications

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

178 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of London granted permission on 30 September 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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Nearby applications

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  • Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP

    24/00007/LDC Submitted 4 Jan 2024 50 yards away

    Submission of details of particulars and samples of the materials to be used on all external faces of Block A and Block B and the atrium including external ground and upper level surfaces including brick samples panels to be inspected on site pursuant to condition 21(i) of Listed Building Consent ref. 22/00743/LBC.

    Granted Lawful development 6 docs

  • Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP

    25/01105/PODC Submitted 6 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    Submission of the Culture and Visitor Management Plan pursuant to Schedule 3 Paragraph 12.2 of the S106 Agreement dated 30 September 2021 (Planning Application Reference: 20/00932/FULMAJ), as amended by the Deed of Variation dated 10 March 2023 (Planning Application Reference: 22/00742/FULL).

    Granted 5 docs

  • Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP

    25/01283/MDC Submitted 18 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Submission of SuDs details pursuant to discharge of condition 31 of planning permission 22/00742/FULL dated 10.03.2023.

    Granted Conditions 12 docs

  • Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP

    26/00420/LDC Submitted 23 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~18 May

    Submission of details of post completion survey pursuant to condition 10 of Listed Building Consent 25/01302/LBC dated 06.02.2026.

    Awaiting decision Lawful development 3 docs

  • Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP

    25/01257/MDC Submitted 11 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Submission of Lighting Details and Strategies pursuant to discharge of condition 25 and 62 of planning permission 22/00742/FULL dated 10.03.2023 and condition 12(a) of planning permission 22/0743/LBC dated 10.03.2023.

    Granted Conditions 7 docs

  • Snow Hill Police Station 5 Snow Hill London EC1A 2DP

    22/01041/MDC Submitted 31 Oct 2022 50 yards away

    Submission of details of protective measures for retained historic fabric and features, and a methodology and monitoring strategy to ensure the stability of the retained structures of the historic building pursuant to conditions 7 (part) and 10 (part) of listed building consent ref. 22/00743/LBC dated 10.03.2023 and pursuant to Condition 63 (part) of Planning Permission ref. 22/00742/FULL dated 10.03.2023.

    Granted Conditions 23 docs

In City of London

  • 26/01110/FULL Granted

    200 Aldersgate Street London EC1A 4HD

    Retrospective application for the installation of 2no. condenser units to fifth floor roof.

    Received 3 Aug, published by the council 20 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 26/01109/FULL Granted

    100 Bishopsgate London EC2N 4AA

    Installation of artwork along the junction of the landscaped space and the walls of St Ethelburga's Centre of Reconciliation and Peace: Continuum by Halima Cassell.

    Received 3 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 26/01053/FULL Granted

    49 Cheapside London EC2V 6AT

    Shopfront alteration at Unit 1A to replace existing solid blanking panel with clear glass

    Received 27 Jul, published by the council 20 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00725/FULL Granted

    66 Shoe Lane London EC4A 3BQ

    (i) Replacement of existing kitchen extract equipment; (ii) installation of three condenser unit and associated works; at roof level inside the existing plant enclosure

    Received 19 May, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/01154/FULL Granted

    33 Holborn London EC1N 2HT

    Application under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to vary Condition 3 (noise from new plant) and Condition 16 (Approved Drawings) of Planning Permission 24/00391/FULL dated 10.12.2024 in order to allow the reconfiguration of the approved roof plan, including reduced size and location of the pavilion and roof terrace along with the introduction of lift extension to roof level, increased size and rearrangement of rooftop plant room and other associated changes.

    Received 11 Aug, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Full applications