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20 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 1UT

Granted City of London 24/00733/FULL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

External alterations to the building at ground level, comprising of replacement front entrance double doors (retrospective), and installation of a satellite dish at roof level (prospective).

As published by the council, reference 24/00733/FULL

Application record

Reference
24/00733/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
10 Jul 2024
Validated
28 Oct 2024
Decided
21 Mar 2025
Ward
Coleman Street
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
EC2M 1UT

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of London register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/00542/NMA Granted

    20 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 1UT

    Non-material amendment under Section 96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) of planning permission 22/00462/FULL (dated 09.08.2022) that varied condition 8 (servicing hours) of original planning permission 16/01084/FULL (dated 16/12/2016) to consolidate ground floor layout

    Decided 20 Jun 2023 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Jul 2024

    Received by City of London

  2. 28 Oct 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Mar 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Firstplan Ltd Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2003 · London

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Maris Group Ltd. Applicant, registered in London

Active · incorporated 1998 · London

1 application on PlanIndex

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Documents

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

17 documents on file for this application

  • PLANNING PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT (CONDITIONAL) Decision · 21 Mar 2025
  • EXISTING SITE Photograph · 20 Mar 2025
  • REPRESENTATION - CAAC Public Comment · 29 Nov 2024
  • PROPOSED DISH AND AERIAL ROOF INSTALLATION Photograph · 30 Oct 2024
  • ALL FLOORS BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 30 Oct 2024
  • TDS80-DATA-SHEET Other · 30 Oct 2024
  • DISH AND AERIAL INSTALLATION DETAILS Drawing · 30 Oct 2024
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 10 Jul 2024
  • ALL FLOORS BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 10 Jul 2024
  • ALL FLOORS EXISTING & PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATIONS Drawing · 10 Jul 2024
  • ALL FLOORS EXISTING & PROPOSED LAYOUT Drawing · 10 Jul 2024
  • ALL FLOORS VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL SECTIONS Drawing · 10 Jul 2024
  • ALL FLOORS ROOF PLAN - EXISTING Drawing · 10 Jul 2024
  • ROOF PLAN SATELLITE PROPOSED LOCATION Drawing · 10 Jul 2024
  • 20 FINSBURY CIRCUS SITE LOCATION PLAN Site Plan · 10 Jul 2024
  • COVER LETTER Cover Letter · 10 Jul 2024
  • HERITAGE STATEMENT_INCLUDED_IN_COVERING LETTER Accompanying report · 10 Jul 2024

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What this grant of permission means

City of London granted permission on 21 March 2025, 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.

About full applications

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