Planning application
City Temple 31 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2DE
Works: Demolition Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Internal demolition works and alterations associated with the change of use of the City Temple basement, lower ground and extended mezzanine floor, to provide uses within Flexible Class E/F1 with associated new and altered windows, entrance doors/canopies, and other incidental works.
As published by the council, reference 25/00965/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00965/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 22 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 18 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Farringdon Within
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC1A 2DE
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 5 applications since 2020: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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25/00964/FULL Granted
City Temple 31 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2DE
Change of use of the City Temple basement, lower ground and extended mezzanine floor, to provide uses within Flexible Class E/F1 with associated new and altered windows, entrances doors/canopies, and other incidental works.
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22/00473/LBC Granted
City Temple 31 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2DE
Removal of existing mezzanine floor and insertion of replacement floor, alterations to the fenestration on Shoe Lane at pavement level, insertion of an opening in the internalised east elevation of City Temple at lower ground and mezzanine level to facilitate linkage with Morley House, insertion of louvres on the Plumtree Court elevation; enlargement and underpinning existing foundations and additional column foundations; new Atrium junction detail between hotel and City Temple Church; and installation of new plant in association with the change of use of the lower ground and mezzanine floor to office space.
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22/00477/FULL Granted
City Temple 31 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2DE
External alterations comprising: new and extended rooftop plant, 4 no. replacement ventilation louvres on the Shoe Lane elevation; roof level concrete and glass brick skylights to be refurbished or replaced with polycarbonate roof-lights; new roofing replacing existing felt with single ply membrane and insulation; and installation of a fall arrest system including rail and ladder.
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20/00702/FULL Granted
City Temple 31 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2DE
Application under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 9 (Approved drawings) of planning permission ref: 17/00781/FULL dated 24th October 2017 to enable minor material amendments to the approved scheme including: (1) 4 no. replacement ventilation louvres on the Shoe Lane elevation; (2) Roof level concrete and glass brick skylights to be refurbished or replaced with polycarbonate roof-lights; (3) New roofing replacing existing felt with single ply membrane and insulation; and (4) Installation of fall arrest system including rail and ladder.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jul 2025
Received by City of London
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11 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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- Application: 25/00964/FULL (Decided)
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DP9 Ltd Agent
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
67 documents on file for this application
- LISTED BUILDING CONSENT (CONDITIONAL)
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - PROPOSED ELEVATION - PLUMTREE COURT
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LOWER GROUND FLOOR
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - PROPOSED TYPICAL BAY - PLUMTREE COURT
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - PROPOSED TYPICAL BAY - SHOE LANE ENTRANCE
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - PROPOSED TYPICAL BAY - SHOE LANE
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - PROPOSED TYPICAL BAY - SHOE LANE
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - DEMOLITION LONG SECTION
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - EXISTING CROSS SECTION
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - EXISTING LONG SECTION
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - PROPOSED CROSS SECTION
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - PROPOSED LONG SECTION
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - PROPOSED ELEVATION - SHOE LANE
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LOWER GROUND FLOOR
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - DEMOLITION FLOOR PLAN - LOWER GROUND MEZZANINE FLOOR
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - BASEMENT FLOOR
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - EXISTING FLOOR PLAN - LOWER GROUND MEZZANINE FLOOR
- SITE LOCATION PLAN - CITY TEMPLE CHURCH
- PROPOSED CITY TEMPLE SITE PLAN
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - DEMOLITION FLOOR PLAN - BASEMENT FLOOR
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - EXISTING ELEVATION - WEST
- DEMOLITION PLANS
- EXISTING PLANS
- PROPOSED PLANS
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LOWER GROUND MEZZANINE FLOOR
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - DEMOLITION FLOOR PLAN - LOWER GROUND FLOOR
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - PROPOSED ELEVATION - PLUMTREE COURT
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - EXISTING FLOOR PLAN - BASEMENT FLOOR
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - EXISTING FLOOR PLAN - LOWER GROUND FLOOR
- CITY TEMPLE CHURCH - DEMOLITION ELEVATION - WEST
- CITY TEMPLE - FORM_1_CIL_ADDITIONAL_INFORMATION
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 14
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 13
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 10
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 09
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 08
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 07
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 06
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 05
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 04
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 03
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 02
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 01
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 23
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 22
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 21
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 20
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 19
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 18
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 17
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- 250710 MORLEY HOUSE HIA
- 250717 - D9C TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT CITY TEMPLE (COMPILED)
- 2250032-EWP-ZZ-XX-RP-Y-00007 -SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT CITY TEMPLE
- ARCHAEOLOGY STATEMENT.V2.1
- ACOUSTIC REPORT
- TEC0718 - CITY TEMPLE BNG STATEMENT_1
- MORLEY HOUSE FARRINGDON - VENTILATION PLANNING REPORT1
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 12
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 11
- MORLEY HOUSE AND CITY TEMPLE - STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT - FINAL UPDATE
- COVERING LETTER - FINAL - 17.07.25
- DP9 PLANNING STATEMENT - 18.07.25 - FINAL
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 16
- MOR-AUK-ZZ-ZZ-RP-A-09033_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P05_PART 15
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