Planning application
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
Relates to 24/00677/FULL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Submission of drawings pursuant to full discharge of condition 2 of planning permission 24/00677/FULL dated 11.10.2024.
As published by the council, reference 25/00202/MDC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00202/MDC
- Type
- Submission of details (Planning)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 7 Feb 2025
- Validated
- 7 Feb 2025
- Decided
- 18 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Cordwainer
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC4N 4SA
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 14 applications since 2024: 13 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01356/MDC Awaiting decision
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
Submission of Construction Logistics Plan pursuant to discharge of Condition 8 of planning permission 25/00346/FULL dated 24.06.2026.
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26/01288/LDC Granted
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
Submission of full existing condition schedule pursuant to Condition 4(a) of listed building consent 25/00347/LBC dated 24.06.2026.
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26/01218/MDC Granted
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
Submission of Archaeological Written Statement of Investigation pursuant to discharge of Condition 2 part a of planning permission 25/00346/FULL dated 24.06.2026.
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26/01199/MDC Granted
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
Submission of Highway Condition Survey pursuant to discharge of Condition 6 of planning permission 25/00346/FULL dated 24.06.2026.
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26/01173/MDC Granted
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
Submission of Green Roof Details pursuant to the discharge of Condition 9 and 10(g) of planning permission 25/00346/FULL dated 24.06.2026.
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26/01155/LDC Granted
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
Submission of Green Roof Details pursuant to discharge of Condition 5(g) of planning permission 25/00347/LBC dated 24.06.2026.
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26/01099/MDC Granted
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
Submission of details of proposed red Fire Fighter Plaque pursuant to Condition 10 part j of planning permission 25/00346/FULL dated 24.06.2026.
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26/01095/LDC Granted
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
Submission of details of proposed red Fire Fighter Plaque pursuant to Condition 5 part (j) of Listed Building Consent 25/00347/LBC dated 24.06.2026.
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25/00346/FULL Granted
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
(i) Change of use of upper floors and part lower ground floors from office use (Class E) to apart-hotel (Class C1); (ii) change of use of part ground floor from office and retail uses (Class E) to apart-hotel (Class C1); (iii) roof extensions at fourth and fifth floor levels to provide apart-hotel accommodation (Class C1); (iv) erection of a plant room at sixth floor level; (v) alterations to ground floor entrance to Queen Victoria Street; (vi) alterations to the existing shopfronts; (vii) and other associated works.
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25/00347/LBC Granted
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
External and internal alterations to facilitate the use of the building as an apart-hotel (Class C1), including: (i) remodelling and extensions at fourth and fifth floor levels; (ii) erection of a plant room at sixth floor level; (iii) removal of one ground floor retail unit to provide enlarged reception area; (iv) demolition of modern partitions on the upper floors; (v) new rationalised central staircase, secondary escape stair and accessible lift to serve all floors; and (vi) and other associated works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Feb 2025
Received by City of London
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18 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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24/00677/FULL Granted
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
Replacement of the existing single glazed windows at levels 01 to 05 with double glazed timber framed windows.
Who's behind it
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Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in The Oval
Active · incorporated 1992 · The Oval
597 applications on PlanIndex · across 26 councils · 95% granted
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See their track recordWitton Properties Ltd Applicant, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1997 · London
6 applications on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
32 documents on file for this application
- APPROVAL OF SUBMISSION OF DETAILS
- GLAZING THICKNESS SPECIFICATION
- WINDOW SPECIFICATION
- GLAZING SAMPLE PHOTOS
- GLAZING SAMPLE PHOTOS
- GLAZING SAMPLE PHOTOS
- CURVED WINDOW SPEC
- WINDOW SPECIFICATION
- EXISTING WINDOW DETAIL TYPE 02C SASH WINDOW
- EXISTING WINDOW DETAIL TYPE 05A SASH WINDOW
- EXISTING WINDOW DETAIL TYPE 05B SASH WINDOW
- EXISTING WINDOW DETAIL TYPE 05C SASH WINDOW
- EXISTING WINDOW DETAIL TYPE 06 CASEMENT WINDOW
- PROPOSED WINDOW DETAIL TYPE 01 CASEMENT WINDOW
- PROPOSED WINDOW DETAIL TYPE 02A CASEMENT WINDOW
- PROPOSED WINDOW DETAIL TYPE 02B CASEMENT WINDOW
- PROPOSED WINDOW DETAIL TYPE 02C CASEMENT WINDOW
- PROPOSED WINDOW DETAIL TYPE 03 SASH WINDOW
- PROPOSED WINDOW DETAIL TYPE 04 SASH WINDOW
- PROPOSED WINDOW DETAIL TYPE 05A SASH WINDOW
- PROPOSED WINDOW DETAIL TYPE 05B SASH WINDOW
- PROPOSED WINDOW DETAIL TYPE 05C SASH WINDOW
- PROPOSED WINDOW DETAIL TYPE 06 SASH WINDOW
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- 250206 - ALBERT BUILDINGS - WINDOWS CONDITION 2 (FULL) - COVER LETTER
- EXTERNAL WINDOWS & DOORS TYPICAL SASH HORN DETAILS PER WINDOW TYPE EXISTING DETA
- EXTERNAL WINDOWS & DOORS TYPICAL SASH HORN DETAILS PER WINDOW TYPE PROPOSED DETA
- EXTERNAL WINDOW DETAIL TYPE 01 CASEMENT WINDOW
- EXISTING WINDOW DETAIL TYPE 02A SASH WINDOW
- EXISTING WINDOW DETAIL TYPE 02B SASH WINDOW
- EXISTING WINDOW DETAIL TYPE 03 SASH WINDOW
- EXISTING WINDOW DETAIL TYPE 04 SASH WINDOW
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of London granted permission on 18 November 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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