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Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA

Awaiting decision City of London 25/00347/LBC Listed Building Consent

Works: Extension Demolition

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Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 25/00347/LBC

Application record

Reference
25/00347/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Under Consideration
Received
12 Mar 2025
Validated
12 Mar 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 12 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01218/MDC Awaiting decision

    Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA

    Submission of Archaeological Written Statement of Investigation pursuant to discharge of Condition 2 of planning permission 25/00346/FULL dated 24.06.2026.

    Submitted 27 Aug 2026
  • 26/01199/MDC Awaiting decision

    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.

    Submitted 20 Aug 2026
  • 26/01173/MDC Awaiting decision

    Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA

    Submission of Green Roof Details pursuant to discharge of Condition 9 and 10(g) of planning permission 25/00346/FULL dated 24.06.2026.

    Submitted 14 Aug 2026
  • 26/01155/LDC Awaiting decision

    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.

    Submitted 12 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 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.

    Decided 12 Aug 2026
  • 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.

    Decided 11 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 25/00346/FULL Awaiting decision

    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.

    Submitted 12 Mar 2025 Full applications
  • 25/00203/LDC Awaiting decision

    Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA

    Submission of Details Pursuant to Condition 4 (Detailed Drawings) of Listed Building Consent 24/00678/LBC

    Submitted 7 Feb 2025 Lawful development
  • 25/00202/MDC Awaiting decision

    Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA

    Submission of drawings pursuant to full discharge of condition 2 of planning permission 24/00677/FULL dated 11.10.2024.

    Submitted 7 Feb 2025 Conditions
  • 24/00678/LBC Granted

    Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA

    Replacement of the existing single glazed windows and secondary glazing at levels 01 to 05 with double glazed timber framed windows.

    Decided 11 Oct 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Mar 2025

    Received by City of London

  2. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 7 May 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    City of London took a median of 79 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 26/01155/LDC Awaiting decision

    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.

    Submitted 12 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 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.

    Decided 11 Aug 2026 Lawful development

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in The Oval

Active · incorporated 1992 · The Oval

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Documents

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

73 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with City of London for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year City of London decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 93 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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    26/01218/MDC Submitted 27 Aug 2026 50 yards away

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    Submission of Archaeological Written Statement of Investigation pursuant to discharge of Condition 2 of planning permission 25/00346/FULL dated 24.06.2026.

    Awaiting decision 3 docs

  • Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA

    26/01099/MDC Submitted 31 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    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.

    Granted 4 docs

  • Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA

    26/01095/LDC Submitted 30 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    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.

    Granted Lawful development 4 docs

  • Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA

    25/00346/FULL Submitted 12 Mar 2025 50 yards away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~20 May

    (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.

    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 80 docs

  • Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA

    25/00203/LDC Submitted 7 Feb 2025 50 yards away

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    Submission of Details Pursuant to Condition 4 (Detailed Drawings) of Listed Building Consent 24/00678/LBC

    Awaiting decision Lawful development 30 docs

  • Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA

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    100% historically approved · decision due ~4 Apr

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    Awaiting decision Conditions 30 docs

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