Planning application
2 Temple Gardens Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9AY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Internal alterations at lower ground floor level to include two new doorway openings and reinstatement of chimney piece
As published by the council, reference 25/01015/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01015/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 29 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Farringdon Without
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC4Y 9AY
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00482/LDC Granted
2 Temple Gardens Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9AY
Details of reinstated chimney piece pursuant to Condition 3 of Listed Building Consent 25/01015/LBC
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26/00482/MDC Awaiting decision
2 Temple Gardens Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9AY
Details of reinstated chimney piece pursuant to Condition 3 of Listed Building Consent 25/01015/LBC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jul 2025
Received by City of London
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17 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/00482/LDC Granted
2 Temple Gardens Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9AY
Details of reinstated chimney piece pursuant to Condition 3 of Listed Building Consent 25/01015/LBC
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26/00482/MDC Awaiting decision
2 Temple Gardens Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9AY
Details of reinstated chimney piece pursuant to Condition 3 of Listed Building Consent 25/01015/LBC
Who's behind it
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Studio Acre Ltd Agent, registered in Sturminster Newton
Active · incorporated 2023 · Sturminster Newton
2 applications on PlanIndex
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Dissolved · incorporated 2021 · Cardiff
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
- LISTED BUILDING CONSENT (CONDITIONAL)
- PROPOSED DOOR DETAILS
- PROPOSED INTERNAL ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED LGF PLAN
- EXISTING INTERNAL ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING LGF PLAN
- LOCATIONPLAN
- 2TG_A10_DOOR PRECEDENT IMAGES_P1
- 2TG_A100_SITE PHOTOS 1 OF 2_P1
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- 2TG_A101_SITE PHOTOS 2 OF 2_P1
- SITE LOCATION PLAN PROPOSED
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- EXISTING LGF PLAN
- EXISTING INTERNAL ELEVATIONS_P1
- PROPOSED LGF PLAN
- PROPOSED INTERNAL ELEVATIONS_P1
- PROPOSED DOOR DETAILS_P1
- STRUCTURAL WORKS GA LOWER GROUND FLOOR
- 2TG_DESIGNANDACCESSSTATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of London granted permission on 17 October 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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