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55 King William Street London EC4R 9AD

Granted City of London 25/00794/FULL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Installation of 80 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels at roof level and ancillary equipment.

As published by the council, reference 25/00794/FULL

Application record

Reference
25/00794/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
17 Jun 2025
Validated
17 Jun 2025
Decided
16 Mar 2026
Ward
Candlewick
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
EC4R 9AD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Jun 2025

    Received by City of London

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge

Active · incorporated 2009 · Cambridge

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King William Properties Ltd. Applicant, registered in St Helier

Registered · incorporated 2022 · St Helier

1 application on PlanIndex

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Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

  • PLANNING PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT (CONDITIONAL) Decision · 16 Mar 2026
  • REVISED PLAN - DEC 2025 Drawing · 05 Dec 2025
  • COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 15 Jul 2025
  • COMMENTS - HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE Consultee Comment · 25 Jun 2025
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 17 Jun 2025
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN Site Plan · 17 Jun 2025
  • STANDING SEAM CLAMP ASSEMBLY Other · 17 Jun 2025
  • CS-DATASHEET-TOPHIKU6_CS6R-T ALL-BLACK_V1.1W25_F55_EN_420-440W (1) Other · 17 Jun 2025
  • DESIGN ACCESS AND PLANNING STATEMENT Report - Design & Access Statement/Report · 17 Jun 2025
  • COVERING LETTER FINAL Cover Letter · 17 Jun 2025

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What this grant of permission means

City of London granted permission on 16 March 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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