Planning application
21 Whitefriars Street London EC4Y 8JJ
Works: Extension Demolition Major scheme
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Partial demolition of the existing plant, facade, and top two floors of the building, and the upward extension of the building to provide four additional floors. The proposal includes refurbishment to support a change of use from office (Class E) to hotel (Class C1) with ancillary uses, as well as the provision of cycle storage, greening, and other associated works (total area: 2,277 sqm).
As published by the council, reference 25/01122/FULMAJ
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01122/FULMAJ
- Type
- Full Major Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 15 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 7 May 2026
- Ward
- Castle Baynard
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC4Y 8JJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01123/LBC Granted
21 Whitefriars Street London EC4Y 8JJ
Minor party wall works including removal of existing lead flashing and compression joints, installation of new support bracketry and temporary propping of party wall to be delivered as part of the redevelopment of 21 Whitefriars Street (associated reference 25/01122/FULMAJ).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Aug 2025
Received by City of London
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28 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 May 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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24 Jul 2026
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25/01123/LBC Granted
21 Whitefriars Street London EC4Y 8JJ
Minor party wall works including removal of existing lead flashing and compression joints, installation of new support bracketry and temporary propping of party wall to be delivered as part of the redevelopment of 21 Whitefriars Street (associated reference 25/01122/FULMAJ).
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Newmark LLP Agent and applicant
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95 documents on file for this application
- PLANNING PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT (CONDITIONAL)
- DEED OF AGREEMENT
- WLC ASSESMENT
- WLCA_ASSESSMENT_TEMPLATE_PLANNING
- COMMENTS-THAMES WATER
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- CIL FORM
- FINANCIAL VIABILITY ASSESSMENT
- COMMENTS - THAMES WATER
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND
- APPLICATION FORM AMENDED
- SUDS REPORT
- FIRE STATEMENT
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND
- SUDS REPORT
- FIRE STATEMENT ? LONDON PLAN
- DEMOLITION SECTION AA
- DEMOLITION EAST ELEVATION
- DEMOLITION SECTION BB
- DEMOLITION NORTH + SOUTH ELEVATION
- DEMOLITION WEST ELEVATION
- GROUND FLOOR PLAN DEMOLITION GEA
- STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOL
- PART_L_2021_GLA_CARBON_EMISSION_REPORTING
- BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOL
- PART_L_2021_GLA_CARBON_EMISSION_REPORTING_SPREADSHEET_V2.0_0_WHOLE BUILDING
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- 4841-21WHITEFRIARS-DAS PART6
- 4841-21WHITEFRIARS-DAS PART7
- APPLICANTS COVERING LETTER
- BREEAM PRE-ASSESSMENT REPORT WITH APPENDICES
- CIRCULAR ECONOMY STATEMENT WITH APPENDICES
- ENERGY STATEMENT
- FINAL BUILT HERITAGE STATEMENT PART3
- FIRE STATEMENT
- NOISE REPORT 21WS
- PRE DEMOLITION AUDIT
- STAGE 2 SRUCTURAL FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT PART 3
- STAGE 2 SRUCTURAL FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT PART 4
- STAGE 2 SRUCTURAL FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT PART 5
- SUDS REPORT
- TRAVEL PLAN
- FIRST FLOOR PLAN AS EXISTING
- SECOND FLOOR PLAN AS EXISTING
- THIRD FLOOR PLAN AS EXISTING
- FOURTH FLOOR PLAN AS EXISTING
- FIFTH FLOOR PLAN AS EXISTING
- BASEMENT FLOOR GA PLAN
- FOURTH FLOOR GA PLAN
- ROOF PLANT LEVEL GA PLAN
- ROOF GA PLAN
- EXISTING WEST ELEVATION
- EXISTING NORTH + SOUTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SOUTH + NORTH ELEVATION
- SECTION BB
- 4841-21WHITEFRIARS-DAS PART1
- 4841-21WHITEFRIARS-DAS PART2
- 4841-21WHITEFRIARS-DAS PART5
- STAGE 2 SRUCTURAL FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT PART 1
- SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT
- SIXTH FLOOR GA PLAN
- DEMOLITION PARTY WALL (NORTH) ELEVATION
- RGA288 21 WHITEFRIARS PEA AUG 25 ISSUED
- PART_L_2021_GLA_CARBON_EMISSION_REPORTING_SPREADSHEET_V2.0_0_WHOLE BUILDING
- 21 WHITEFRIARS STREET DBA.V2.1
- 21 WHITEFRIARS STREET TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT
- 4841-21WHITEFRIARS-DAS PART3
- 4841-21WHITEFRIARS-DAS PART4
- 4841-21WHITEFRIARS-DAS PART8
- 250813 21 WHITEFRIARS PLANNING STATEMENT - DRAFT
- DLSL IMPACTS REPORT FINAL
- FINAL BUILT HERITAGE STATEMENT PART1
- FINAL BUILT HERITAGE STATEMENT PART2
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- STAGE 2 SRUCTURAL FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT PART 2
- 4841-07000-P1
- BASEMENT PLAN AS EXISTING
- GROUND FLOOR PLAN AS EXISTING
- GROUND FLOOR GA PLAN
- FIRST FLOOR GA PLAN
- SECOND FLOOR GA PLAN
- THIRD FLOOR GA PLAN
- FIFTH FLOOR GA PLAN
- SEVENTH FLOOR GA PLAN
- EIGHTH FLOOR GA PLAN
- NINTH FLOOR GA PLAN
- EXISTING EAST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION
- EXISTING PARTY WALL (NORTH) ELEVATION
- PROPOSED PARTY WALL (NORTH) ELEVATION
- SECTION AA AS EXISTING
- SECTION BB AS EXISTING
- SECTION AA
- PROPOSED S278 WORKS EXTENTS
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