Planning application
2 Burgon Street London EC4V 5DR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawful existing use or development to determine whether the works carried out constitute the lawful implementation of planning permission 21/00768/FULL, dated 6th of October 2022.
As published by the council, reference 25/01358/CLEUD
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01358/CLEUD
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 3 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 3 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Farringdon Within
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EC4V 5DR
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01222/FULL Granted
2 Burgon Street London EC4V 5DR
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to vary condition 11 (approved plans) of planning permission 21/00768/FULL, dated 6th of October 2022 for the following design changes: (i) Retention of first floor office floorspace (Class E), subsequent reduction in number of residential units (C3) from four to three; (ii) Alterations to the proposed fourth floor flat to replace the balcony with a dormer window.
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25/00924/MDC Granted
2 Burgon Street London EC4V 5DR
Submission of acoustic report in support of Condition 3, and details of external materials in support of Condition 5 of planning permission 21/00768/FULL (as amended by 25/01222/FULL) dated 06.10.2022.
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25/00919/NMA Granted
2 Burgon Street London EC4V 5DR
Application for Non-Material Amendment under Section 96a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to Planning Permission 21/00768/FULL, dated 6 October 2022, to alter the description of development to read: (i) Change of use of upper floors from office (Class E) to residential (Class C3) to create up to four residential units; (ii) Remodelling of third floor and erection of an additional storey to roof; (iii) Replacement of existing entrance to provide separate entrances.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Oct 2025
Received by City of London
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30 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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24 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Left City Ltd. Agent, registered in Glasgow
Active · incorporated 2012 · Glasgow
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City of London granted permission on 30 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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