Planning application
263 Shakespeare Tower Barbican London EC2Y 8DR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Replacement of shower tray and fittings and retrospective consent for the conversion of bedroom 3 to form book room opening off living room, Reversal of cupboard in bedroom 3 to open into bedroom 2, Enlargement of hall by incorporating coat cupboard and part utility space completed in 2003.
As published by the council, reference 25/01227/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01227/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 5 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 5 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 16 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Aldersgate
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC2Y 8DR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Sep 2025
Received by City of London
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16 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
- DECISION
- OFFICER'S REPORT
- SECTIONS CC AND DD AS PROPOSED 2025
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATIONPLAN
- 263 ST DAS WITH ILLUSTRATIONS SEPTEMBER 2025
- HERITAGE STATEMENT_INCLUDED_IN_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- ST 263 GA 01 LOCATION PLAN
- FLOOR PLAN AS EXISTING WITH REMOVALS 2003
- FLOOR PLAN AS COMPLETED 2003
- 2003 SECTION AA AS EXISTING AND AS COMPLETE
- SECTON BB AS EXISTING AND AS COMPLETED 2003
- FLOOR PLAN AS EXISTING WITH REMOVAL 2025
- FLOOR PLAN AS PROPOSED 2025
- SECTIONS CC AND DD AS EXISTING WITH REMOVALS 2025
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