Planning application
The Baltic Exchange 38 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8EX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Submission of details of service runs and the MEP strategy pursuant to condition 3(J) of planning permission 21/01066/LBC dated 14/06/2022.
As published by the council, reference 24/00687/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 24/00687/LDC
- Type
- Submission of details (LBC/CAC)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 1 Jul 2024
- Validated
- 1 Jul 2024
- Decided
- 23 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Aldgate
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC3A 8EX
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 44 applications since 2022: 40 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01191/LDC Granted
The Baltic Exchange 38 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8EX
Submission of drawings pursuant to discharge of condition 3(j) of planning permission 25/00838/LBC dated 10/11/2025
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26/01191/MDC Granted
The Baltic Exchange 38 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8EX
Submission of drawings pursuant to discharge of condition 3(j) of planning permission 24/00978/LBC dated 26.06.2025.
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26/00915/MDC Granted
The Baltic Exchange 38 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8EX
Submission of details of plant noise pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission 25/00750/FULL dated 10.11.2025.
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26/00771/LDC Withdrawn
The Baltic Exchange 38 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8EX
Submission of details of (i) new windows, (ii) details of the proposed lightwell windows, (iii) new dormer windows to Bury Court and (iv) details of new glazed notch and junction pursuant to condition 3 (f), (h), (h) and (i) of Listed Building Consent 25/00838/LBC dated 10.11.2025.
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26/00772/MDC Withdrawn
The Baltic Exchange 38 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8EX
Submission of details of (i) new windows (ii) new dormer windows to Bury Court and (iii) new glazed notch and junction pursuant to condition 13 of Planning Permission 25/00750/FULL dated 10.11.2025.
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26/00765/MDC Granted
The Baltic Exchange 38 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8EX
Submission of details of new windows pursuant to discharge of condition 13(e) of planning permission 25/00750/FULL dated 10.11.2025.
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26/00762/LDC Granted
The Baltic Exchange 38 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8EX
Submission of details of new dormer windows pursuant to discharge of condition 3(h) of Listed Building Consent 25/00838/LBC dated 10.11.2025.
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26/00762/MDC Awaiting decision
The Baltic Exchange 38 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8EX
Submission of details of new dormer windows pursuant to discharge of condition 3(h) of Listed Building Consent 25/00838/LBC dated 10.11.2025.
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25/01640/MDC Granted
The Baltic Exchange 38 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8EX
Submission of details of a Servicing Management Plan demonstrating the arrangements for control of the arrival and departure of vehicles servicing the premises pursuant to condition 17 of planning permission 25/00750/FULL dated 10/11/2025.
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25/01508/LBC Granted
The Baltic Exchange 38 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8EX
Removal of modern partitions and a single historic partition at second floor level
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jul 2024
Received by City of London
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23 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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SM Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy
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203 documents on file for this application
- LEVEL 02 VENTILATION LAYOUT
- APPROVAL OF SUBMISSION OF DETAILS
- LEVEL 02 VENTILATION LAYOUT
- LEVEL 00 LOW LEVEL POWER DATA & CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL_00_VENTILATION_LAYOU
- MEP DRAWING SCHEDULE
- LEVEL 00 SLAB BUILDERSWORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL 00 DRAINAGE SERVICES LAYOUT
- LEVEL 00 DRAINAGE SERVICES LAYOUT
- LEVEL 00 LOW LEVEL MECHANICAL PIPEWORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL 00 LOW LEVEL MECHANICAL PIPEWORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL_00_LIGHTING_LAYOUT
- LEVEL_00_FIRE_ALARM_LAYOUT
- LEVEL 03 LIGHTING LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES LEVEL 03 FIRE ALARM LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES LEVEL 03 SECURITY LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES LEVEL 04 FIRE ALARM LAYOUT
- LEVEL 04 LOW LEVEL POWER DATA & CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL 03 SLAB BUILDERSWORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL 04 HIGH LEVEL POWER DATA & CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL 04 LIGHTING LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES LEVEL 04 SECURITY LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES FOURTH LEVEL LIGHTING CONTROL LAYOUT
- LEVEL 04 LOW LEVEL MECHANICAL PIPEWORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL 04 COMBINED SERVICES LAYOUT H/L
- LEVEL 04 COMBINED SERVICES LAYOUT L/L
- LEVEL 03 WALL BUILDERSWORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL 04 DRAINAGE SERVICES
- LEVEL 03 COMBINED SERVICES LAYOUT L/L
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES LEVEL LOWER GROUND FIRE ALARM LAYOUT
- LEVEL LOWER GROUND LOW LEVEL VENTILATION LAYOUT
- LEVEL 05 DRAINAGE SERVICES
- LEVEL LG LOW LEVEL MECHANICAL PIPEWORK LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES INTRUDER ALARM SCHEMATIC
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES CCTV SCHEMATIC
- CORE ROOF DRAINAGE SERVICES
- ROOF LEVEL DOMESTIC LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES ACCESS CONTROL SCHEMATIC
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES ROOF LEVEL LIGHTNING PROTECTION LAYOUT
- PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES, SOIL & WASTE SCHEMATIC
- LEVEL ROOF HIGH & LOW LEVEL POWER DATA & CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- ROOF LEVEL VENTILATION LAYOUT
- MECHANICAL SERVICES, GENERAL VENTILATION SCHEMATIC
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES EARTHING SCHEMATIC
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES DISABLED REFUGE SCHEMATIC
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES AREA CONTROLLER NETWORK SCHEMATIC
- MECHANICAL SERVICES, DRY RISER LAYOUT
- PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES - RAINWATER DETAILED SCHEMATIC - SHEET 1 OF 2
- PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES - RAINWATER DETAILED SCHEMATIC - SHEET 2 OF 2
- PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DOMESTIC WATER SCHEMATIC SHEET 1
- PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DOMESTIC WATER SCHEMATIC SHEET 2
- CEILING DETAILS 02
- CEILING DETAILS 05
- CEILING DETAILS 06
- TYPICAL LOW LEVEL SERVICES DISTRIBUTION
- TECHNICAL SUBMITTAL REPORT - FIRE ALARM
- FIRE ALARM LEGEND
- LIGHTING CONTROL RECESSED SENSOR WITH PHOTOCELL AND PIR SPECIFICATIONS
- DRAWING SCHEDULE
- MEP STRATEGY
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES LEVEL 05 FIRE ALARM LAYOUT
- LEVEL 05 HIGH LEVEL POWER DATA & CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL 04 VENTILATION LAYOUT
- LEVEL 03 COMBINED SERVICES LAYOUT H/L
- LEVEL 05 LIGHTING LAYOUT
- LEVEL 04 WALL BUILDERSWORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL 05 VENTILATION LAYOUT
- LEVEL 05 COMBINED SERVICES LAYOUT H/L
- LEVEL 05 COMBINED SERVICES LAYOUT L/L
- LEVEL 04 SLAB BUILDERSWORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL 05 LOW LEVEL MECHANICAL PIPEWORK LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES LOWER GROUND LEVEL LIGHTNING PROTECTION LAYOUT
- LEVEL LG COMBINED SERVICES LAYOUT L/L
- LEVEL 05 LOW LEVEL POWER DATA & CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL LG LIGHTING LAYOUT
- LEVEL LOWER GROUND HIGH LEVEL VENTILATION LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES LEVEL LOWER GROUND SECURITY LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES LOWER GROUND LEVEL LIGHTING CONTROL LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES ROOF LEVEL FIRE ALARM LAYOUT
- LEVEL LG COMBINED SERVICES LAYOUT H/L
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES ROOF LEVEL SECURITY LAYOUT
- LEVEL 06 HIGH & LOW LEVEL MECHANICAL PIPEWORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL LG SLAB BUILDERSWORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL LG DOMESTIC LAYOUT
- LEVEL ROOF COMBINED SERVICES LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES, L.V. SCHEMATIC.
- ROOF LEVEL VENTILATION SECTIONS
- LEVEL LG WALL BUILDERSWORK LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIGHTING CONTROL SCHEMATIC
- LEVEL 05 SLAB BUILDERSWORK LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES LEVEL 05 SECURITY LAYOUT
- LEVEL 06 WALL BUILDERSWORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL B1 DOMESTIC LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES BASEMENT LEVEL LIGHTNING PROTECTION LAYOUT
- LEVEL 06 DRAINAGE SERVICES
- LEVEL LG HIGH LEVEL POWER DATA & CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL 06 SLAB BUILDERSWORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL LG LOW LEVEL POWER DATA & CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL 05 WALL BUILDERSWORK LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES BASEMENT LEVEL LIGHTING CONTROL LAYOUT
- LEVEL LG DRAINAGE SERVCES LAYOUT
- ROOF LEVEL LIGHTING LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES FIRE ALARM SCHEMATIC
- EAST CORE DOMESTIC SERVICES LAYOUT
- EAST CORE DRAINAGE SERVICES LAYOUT
- LEVEL 05 HIGH LEVEL POWER DATA AND CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL 00 VENTILATION LAYOUT
- LEVEL 00 FIRE ALARM LAYOUT
- LEVEL 00 LIGHTING LAYOUT
- LEVEL 05 FIRE ALARM LAYOUT
- LEVEL 05 LIGHTING LAYOUT
- LEVEL 05 VENTILATION LAYOUT
- LEVEL 00 SLAB BUILDERSWORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL B1 WALL BUILDERSWORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL 01 SLAB BUILDERSWORK LAYOUT
- TYPICAL LOW LEVEL SERVICES DISTRIBUTION
- ALARM SPECIFICATIONS
- L6 DRAINAGE SERVICES LAYOUT
- LG HIGH LEVEL POWER DATA AND CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL LG LOW LEVEL POWER DATA AND CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL 05 LOW LEVEL POWER DATA AND CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL 03 DRAINAGE SERVICES
- LEVEL 03 FIRE ALARM LAYOUT
- LEVEL 02 LOW LEVEL MECHANICAL PIPEWORK LAYOUT
- L00 DOMESTIC LAYOUT
- L00 HIGH LEVEL POWER DATA AND CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- EAST CORE DOMESTIC SERVICES LAYOUT
- EAST CORE MECHANICAL PIPWORK LAYOUT
- EAST CORE ELECTRICAL RISER LAYOUT
- FIRE ALARM LEGEND
- CEILING DETAILS 06
- CEILING DETAILS 05
- LEVEL 05 DRAINAGE SERVICES
- LEVEL 05 LOW LEVEL MECHANICAL PIPEWORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL 05HIGH LEVEL POWER DATA AND CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL 04 SLAB BUILDERS WORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL 04 FIRE ALARM LAYOUT
- LEVEL 04 LIGHTING LAYOUT
- LEVEL 03 LIGHTING LAYOUT
- LEVEL 02 DRAINAGE SERVICES
- LEVEL 01 HIGH LEVEL POWER DATA CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL 01 LOW LEVEL POWER DATA AND CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL 00 FIRE ALARM LAYOUT
- LEVEL 00 LIGHTING LAYOUT
- LEVEL B1 FIRE ALARM LAYOUT
- LEVEL B1 LIGHTING LAYOUT
- LEVEL B1 LOW LEVEL POWER DATA AND CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LIGHTING CONTROL RECESSED SENSOR WITH PHOTOCELL AND PIR SPECIFICATIONS
- CEILING DETAILS 02
- LG DOMESTIC LAYOUT
- LG DRAINAGE SERVICES LAYOUT
- LEVEL LG LOW LEVEL MECHANICAL PIPEWORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL 06 SLAB BUILDERS WORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL 05 FIRE ALARM LAYOUT
- LEVEL 04 DRAINAGE SERVICES
- LEVEL 04 LOW LEVEL MECHANICAL PIPEWORK LAYOUT
- WEST CORE ELECTRICAL RISER LAYOUT
- WEST CORE MECHANICAL PIPEWORK LAYOUT
- B1 DRAINAGE SERVICES LAYOUT
- ROOF LOW LEVEL POWER DATA AND CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL LG SLAB BUILDERS WORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL LG FIRE ALARM LAYOUT
- LEVEL LG LIGHTING LAYOUT
- LEVEL B1 DOMESTIC LAYOUT
- LEVEL 06 DOMESTIC LAYOUT
- LEVEL 06 FIRE ALARM LAYOUT
- LEVEL 06 LIGHTING LAYOUT
- LEVEL 05 SLAB BUILDERS WORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL 05 LIGHTING LAYOUT
- LEVEL 04 HIGH LEVEL POWER DATA AND CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL 04 LOW LEVEL POWER DATA AND CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL 03 SLAB BUILDERS WORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL 03 LOW LEVEL MECHANICAL PIPEWORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL 03 HIGH LEVEL POWER DATA AND CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL 03 LOW LEVEL POWER DATA AND CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL 02 SLAB BUILDERS WORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL 02 FIRE ALARM LAYOUT
- LEVEL 02 LIGHTING LAYOUT
- LEVEL 02 HIGH LEVEL POWER DATA AND CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL 02 LOW LEVEL POWER DATA AND CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- LEVEL 01 DRAINAGE SERVICES
- LEVEL 01 LOW LEVEL MECHANICAL PIPEWORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL 01 FIRE ALARM LAYOUT
- LEVEL 01 LIGHTING LAYOUT
- LEVEL 00 DRAINAGE SERVICES LAYOUT
- LEVEL 00 LOW LEVEL MECHANICAL PIPEWORK LAYOUT
- LEVEL 00 LOW LEVEL POWER DATA AND CONTAINMENT LAYOUT
- WEST CORE DOMESTIC SERVICES LAYOUT
- LEVEL B1 LIGHTING LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES LEVEL 03 SECURITY LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES LEVEL 04 SECURITY LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES LEVEL 05 SECURITY LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES LEVEL LOWER GROUND SECURITY LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES ROOF LEVEL SECURITY LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES LEVEL B1 SECURITY LAYOUT
- LEVEL 04 VENTILATION LAYOUT
- LEVEL 05 VENTILATION LAYOUT
- LEVEL LOWER GROUND LOW LEVEL VENTILATION LAYOUT
- LEVEL LOWER GROUND HIGH LEVEL VENTILATION LAYOUT
- ROOF LEVEL VENTILATION LAYOUT
- LEVEL B1 VENTILATION LAYOUT
- LEVEL 03 VENTILATION LAYOUT
- MEP STRATEGY
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