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Development Site Salisbury Square London

Granted City of London 20/00997/FULEIA Full Planning Permission with EIA

Works: Demolition Windows or glazing

Relates to 20/00996/LBC, 20/00998/LBC

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

Proposal

a) Demolition of existing buildings, comprising 69-71 Fleet Street, 72-78 Fleet Street (Chronicle House), 80-81 Fleet Street, 8 Salisbury Court, 1 Salisbury Square, 35 Whitefriars Street (Hack and Hop public house), 36-38 Whitefriars Street, and 2-6 Salisbury Square (Fleetbank House); b) Part demolition of 2-7 Salisbury Court (Grade II) and carrying out of works including remodelling at roof level, formation of new facade to south elevation, part new facade to west elevation and new core and part new floors. Part replacement fenestration, new plant and other works associated with change of use to drinking establishment with expanded food provision (sui generis); c) Erection of three new buildings: 1). A combined court building (Class F1), 2). A police headquarters building (sui generis), and 3). A commercial building including offices, retail and cycle hub (Class E); d) Creation of shared basement for emergency response vehicles, parking, mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP), and ancillary functions associated with the three new buildings, with ingress and egress from Whitefriars Street; e) Public realm and highway works, including enlarged Salisbury Square, landscaping, access and servicing arrangements, new pedestrian routes, hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM) measures, and bicycle and vehicle parking; f) Dismantling, relocation and reconstruction of Grade II listed Waithman obelisk within Salisbury Square; g) Other associated and ancillary works and structures. This application has been submitted alongside two applications for listed building consent (20/00996/LBC and 20/00998/LBC).

As published by the council, reference 20/00997/FULEIA

Application record

Reference
20/00997/FULEIA
Type
Full Planning Permission with EIA
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
16 Dec 2020
Validated
18 Dec 2020
Decided
30 Jul 2021
Ward
Castle Baynard
Decision by
Committee Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of London register

This site has had 16 applications since 2020: 7 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01215/MDC Awaiting decision

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of details of the ground floor Entrance on to Fleet Street, typical masonry details and ground level external elevations of the Court Building, pursuant to Partial Discharge of Condition 37 (b), (e) and (f) of Planning Permission 20/00997/FULEIA (as amended) dated 30.07.2021.

    Submitted 26 Aug 2026
  • 26/01175/MDC Awaiting decision

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of details of: (i) ground floor Entrance on to Salisbury Square (ii) proposed new facades and roofs (iii) details of the Commercial Building canopies (iv) details of the key junction types and junctions across the Commercial Building (v) Details of facades to secure vehicle basement entrance and eastern security hut (vi) Details of the roof terraces (vii) Details of external door access controls, covering wayfinding and signage proposals, entrance door external threshold drainage and (viii) Details of the integration of window cleaning equipment pursuant to partial discharge conditions 38(d) 41 (c), (d), (e), (f) and (h) FULL discharge of condition 41 (b), (g) and (i) of Planning Permission 20/00997/FULEIA (as amended) dated 30.07.2021.

    Submitted 14 Aug 2026
  • 26/01049/MDC Awaiting decision

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of details of materials and samples for the publicly accessible areas pursuant to Condition 37(a) of Planning Permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

    Submitted 24 Jul 2026
  • 26/01026/MDC Awaiting decision

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of Commercial Building Material Design Document pursuant to partial discharge of condition 41(a) of planning permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

    Submitted 20 Jul 2026
  • 26/00956/MDC Awaiting decision

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of details, drawings and Construction Local Procurement Monitioring Report pursuant to partial discharge of Condition 2(b), partial discharge of Condition 19 (Commemorative plaques); and full discharge of Condition 38(h) (details of the integration of window cleaning equipment and any enclosure thereof, plant, flues, and other excrescences at roof level including within the plant room) of planning permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

    Submitted 6 Jul 2026
  • 26/00840/MDC Awaiting decision

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of details of Court Building 'Changing Places' Facility (Full - Condition 60) and Commercial Building Ram Pressed Terracotta Panels (Partial - Condition 42) of Planning permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

    Submitted 10 Jun 2026
  • 26/00660/MDC Awaiting decision

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of details of hard and soft Landscaping on the ground, terraces and roof, terrace landscaping and maintenance, green roof and green wall details pursuant to Conditions 44 (partial), 45 and 46 of Planning Permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

    Submitted 6 May 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00641/MDC Granted

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of Construction Local Procurement Monitoring pursuant to the partial discharge of Condition 2(B) and Court Building Details pursuant to the partial discharge of Condition 37 parts (c), (e), (f), (i), (j) and (l) of Planning Permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

    Decided 19 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00580/MDC Awaiting decision

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of Lighting Design Report, Lighting Layouts and Luminaire Data Sheets pursuant to discharge of Conditions 47 and 48(b, c, d and e) of planning permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

    Submitted 22 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00305/MDC Awaiting decision

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of details of roof terrace pursuant to condition 38(g) of Planning permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

    Submitted 2 Mar 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Dec 2020

    Received by City of London

  2. 18 Dec 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 20/00996/LBC Granted

    Robert Waithman Obelisk Salisbury Square London

    Dismantling, relocating and reconstruction of the Grade II listed obelisk within Salisbury Square. This application has been submitted alongside an application for planning permission (20/00997/FULEIA) and another application for listed building consent (20/00998/LBC).

    Decided 30 Jul 2021 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 20/00998/LBC Granted

    2 - 7 Salisbury Court London EC4Y 8AA

    i) Part demolition of 2-7 Salisbury Court (Grade II listed; ii) remodelling at roof level; iii) formation of new facade to south elevation, and part new facade to west elevation; iv) replacement fenestration; v) new plant; and vi) associated internal alterations. This application has been submitted alongside an application for planning permission (20/00997/FULEIA) and another application for listed building consent (20/00996/LBC).

    Decided 30 Jul 2021 Heritage and listed buildings

15+ later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 26/01215/MDC Awaiting decision

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of details of the ground floor Entrance on to Fleet Street, typical masonry details and ground level external elevations of the Court Building, pursuant to Partial Discharge of Condition 37 (b), (e) and (f) of Planning Permission 20/00997/FULEIA (as amended) dated 30.07.2021.

    Submitted 26 Aug 2026
  • 26/01175/MDC Awaiting decision

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of details of: (i) ground floor Entrance on to Salisbury Square (ii) proposed new facades and roofs (iii) details of the Commercial Building canopies (iv) details of the key junction types and junctions across the Commercial Building (v) Details of facades to secure vehicle basement entrance and eastern security hut (vi) Details of the roof terraces (vii) Details of external door access controls, covering wayfinding and signage proposals, entrance door external threshold drainage and (viii) Details of the integration of window cleaning equipment pursuant to partial discharge conditions 38(d) 41 (c), (d), (e), (f) and (h) FULL discharge of condition 41 (b), (g) and (i) of Planning Permission 20/00997/FULEIA (as amended) dated 30.07.2021.

    Submitted 14 Aug 2026
  • 26/01049/MDC Awaiting decision

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of details of materials and samples for the publicly accessible areas pursuant to Condition 37(a) of Planning Permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

    Submitted 24 Jul 2026
  • 26/01026/MDC Awaiting decision

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of Commercial Building Material Design Document pursuant to partial discharge of condition 41(a) of planning permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

    Submitted 20 Jul 2026
  • 26/00956/MDC Awaiting decision

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of details, drawings and Construction Local Procurement Monitioring Report pursuant to partial discharge of Condition 2(b), partial discharge of Condition 19 (Commemorative plaques); and full discharge of Condition 38(h) (details of the integration of window cleaning equipment and any enclosure thereof, plant, flues, and other excrescences at roof level including within the plant room) of planning permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

    Submitted 6 Jul 2026
  • 26/00840/MDC Awaiting decision

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of details of Court Building 'Changing Places' Facility (Full - Condition 60) and Commercial Building Ram Pressed Terracotta Panels (Partial - Condition 42) of Planning permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

    Submitted 10 Jun 2026
  • 26/00660/MDC Awaiting decision

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of details of hard and soft Landscaping on the ground, terraces and roof, terrace landscaping and maintenance, green roof and green wall details pursuant to Conditions 44 (partial), 45 and 46 of Planning Permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

    Submitted 6 May 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00641/MDC Granted

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of Construction Local Procurement Monitoring pursuant to the partial discharge of Condition 2(B) and Court Building Details pursuant to the partial discharge of Condition 37 parts (c), (e), (f), (i), (j) and (l) of Planning Permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

    Decided 19 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00580/MDC Awaiting decision

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of Lighting Design Report, Lighting Layouts and Luminaire Data Sheets pursuant to discharge of Conditions 47 and 48(b, c, d and e) of planning permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

    Submitted 22 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00305/MDC Awaiting decision

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of details of roof terrace pursuant to condition 38(g) of Planning permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

    Submitted 2 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00295/MDC Granted

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of details pursuant to partial discharge of Condition 2(B) Construction Local Procurement Strategy Monitoring, partial discharge of 37(b) Entrance Details for Court Building and partial discharge of 37(d) Facade details for the Court building of Planning permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

    Decided 3 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00267/MDC Granted

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of detailed design of shopfronts pursuant to condition 39(a) of Planning permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

    Decided 1 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00266/MDC Granted

    Salisbury Square London

    Submission of details of materials to be used on all external and internal faces of the Police Building pursuant to Condition 38(a) of Planning permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

    Decided 3 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00170/NMA Granted

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Non-Material Amendment under S96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to Planning Permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30th July 2021 to update the wording of Conditions 34 (parts h and i) and 36 to compliance with discharged details and Condition 33 to clarify the wording, and allow for various design changes to the approved scheme including to the Police, Court and Commercial Buildings.

    Decided 10 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • 25/01669/MDC Granted

    Development Site Salisbury Square London

    Submission of drawings of of double height ground floor elevations pursuant to partial discharge of Condition 38(e) of planning permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

    Decided 30 Jun 2026 Conditions

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

City of London granted permission on 30 July 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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  • Land Bounded By Fleet Street, Salisbury Court, Salisbury Square, Primrose Hill & Whitefriars Street, London, EC4Y

    25/00977/MDC Submitted 24 Jul 2025 14m away

    Submission of drawings pursuant to partial discharge of condition 38(b), details of ground floor Entrance on to Salisbury Square including jointing details, doors, information boards, of planning permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.

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  • Salisbury Square House 8 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8AP

    21/00326/DPAR Submitted 27 Apr 2021 17m away

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  • Robert Waithman Obelisk Open Space Salisbury Square London

    22/00242/MDC Submitted 25 Mar 2022 36m away

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    Granted Conditions 6 docs
  • Robert Waithman Obelisk Salisbury Square London

    20/00996/LBC Submitted 16 Dec 2020 36m away

    Dismantling, relocating and reconstruction of the Grade II listed obelisk within Salisbury Square. This application has been submitted alongside an application for planning permission (20/00997/FULEIA) and another application for listed building consent (20/00998/LBC).

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 33 docs
  • Land Bounded By Fleet Street, Salisbury Court, Salisbury Square, Primrose Hill & Whitefriars Street London EC4Y

    25/00754/LDC Submitted 9 Jun 2025 41m away

    Submission of schedule and drawings of all joinery, conservation and repair method statement pursuant to discharge of Condition 6(c) of Listed Building Consent 20/00998/LBC dated 30.07.2021.

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