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
Please see 747-070320-241220-Level 02 Openings Drawings Schedule and associated drawings.
As published by the council, reference 25/00053/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00053/LDC
- Type
- Submission of details (LBC/CAC)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 17 Jan 2025
- Validated
- 17 Jan 2025
- Decided
- 2 Sep 2025
- 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26/00771/LDC Withdrawn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26/00772/MDC Withdrawn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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17 Jan 2025
Received by City of London
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2 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 21/01066/LBC (Decided)
Who's behind it
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SM Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy
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Active · incorporated 2021 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
- APPROVAL OF SUBMISSION OF DETAILS
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- 747-070320-241220-LEVEL 02 OPENINGS DRAWINGS SCHEDULE
- EXISTING OPENING PHOTOGRAPH KEY PLAN
- LEVEL 02 EXISTING OPENING PHOTOGRAPH SHEET 01
- LEVEL 02 EXISTING OPENING PHOTOGRAPH SHEET 02
- LEVEL 02 EXISTING OPENING PHOTOGRAPH SHEET 03
- LEVEL 02 EXISTING OPENING ELEVATION KEY PLAN
- LEVEL 02 EXISTING OPENING ELEVATION SHEET 01
- LEVEL 02 EXISTING OPENING ELEVATION SHEET 02
- LEVEL 02 EXISTING OPENING ELEVATION SHEET 03
- LEVEL 02 EXISTING OPENING ELEVATION SHEET 04
- LEVEL 02 EXISTING OPENING ELEVATION SHEET 05
- LEVEL 02 EXISTING OPENING ELEVATION SHEET 06
- LEVEL 02 LEVEL 02 PROPOSED OPENING ELEVATION KEY PL
- LEVEL 02 PROPOSED OPENING ELEVATION SHEET 01
- LEVEL 02 PROPOSED OPENING ELEVATION SHEET 02
- LEVEL 02 PROPOSED OPENING ELEVATION SHEET 03
- LEVEL 02 PROPOSED OPENING ELEVATION SHEET 04
- LEVEL 02 PROPOSED OPENING ELEVATION SHEET 05
- LEVEL 02 PROPOSED OPENING ELEVATION SHEET 06
- LEVEL 02 EXISTING OPENING AND EXISTING DOOR
- LEVEL 02 PROPOSED OPENING PLANS AND ELEVATION
- LEVEL 02 DOOR 02.22 EXISTING OPENING LOCATION AND P
- LEVEL 02 DOOR 02.23 EXISTING OPENING LOCATION AND P
- LEVEL 02 DOOR 02.24 EXISTING OPENING LOCATION AND P
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City of London granted permission on 2 September 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.
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