Planning application
16 St Clare Street London EC3N 1LQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from office use (Class E) to a flexible use for either education (Class F1) and/or office (Class E) use.
As published by the council, reference 25/00758/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00758/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 10 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 19 May 2026
- Ward
- Tower
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EC3N 1LQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jun 2025
Received by City of London
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30 Jun 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 May 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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City of London granted permission on 19 May 2026, 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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