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Corner of Limeburner Lane And Ludgate Hill London EC4M 7AX

Granted City of London 25/01295/FULL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Retrospective application for the retention of two sculptures 'Whispers' by Oskar Zieta with associated works, for a temporary period of up to 16 months, to be taken down on or before 31 December 2026.

As published by the council, reference 25/01295/FULL

Application record

Reference
25/01295/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
22 Sep 2025
Validated
22 Sep 2025
Decided
6 Feb 2026
Ward
Farringdon Within
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
EC4M 7AX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Sep 2025

    Received by City of London

  2. 6 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

  • PLANNING PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT (CONDITIONAL) Decision · 06 Feb 2026
  • REPRESENTATION - BRITISH COUNCIL Public Comment · 22 Oct 2025
  • REPRESENTATION - LONDON FESTIVAL OF ARCHITECTURE Public Comment · 22 Oct 2025
  • REPRESENTATION - ONE NEW LUDGATE Public Comment · 22 Oct 2025
  • STAGE 3 ROAD SAFETY AUDIT Accompanying report · 20 Oct 2025
  • COMMENTS - GREATER LONDON ARCHAEOLOGY ADVISORY SERVICE (GLAAS) Consultee Comment · 13 Oct 2025
  • COMMENTS - HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE Consultee Comment · 13 Oct 2025
  • EXISTING SITE PLAN Site Plan · 22 Sep 2025
  • PROPOSED SITE PLAN Site Plan · 22 Sep 2025
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 22 Sep 2025
  • LOCATIONPLAN Site Plan · 22 Sep 2025
  • LFA LETTER 2025 Other · 22 Sep 2025
  • WHISPERSINSTALLATION MAY 25 Drawing · 22 Sep 2025
  • 190925 ISSUE VERSION COVERING LETTTER Cover Letter · 22 Sep 2025
  • ISSUE VERSION PLANNING STATEMENT SEPT 25 Report - Planning Statement/Report · 22 Sep 2025
  • ISSUE VERSION FORM_1_CIL_ADDITIONAL_INFORMATION SEPT 2025 Other · 22 Sep 2025

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What this grant of permission means

City of London granted permission on 6 February 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.

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