Planning application
Thames Exchange Building 10 Queen Street Place London EC4R 1BE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of a fixed parapet guardrail that is 1100mm in height from the balcony floor to install permanent access to the balcony areas on levels 2, 3 and 4 for maintenance purposes.
As published by the council, reference 25/01593/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01593/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 14 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 20 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Vintry
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC4R 1BE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Nov 2025
Received by City of London
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8 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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24 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Safe Access Group Limited Applicant, registered in Chester
Active · incorporated 2023 · Chester
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14 documents on file for this application
- PLANNING PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT (CONDITIONAL)
- FULL ELEVATION MAKEUP
- ELEVATIONS MARK UP
- QUEEN STREET PLACE ELEVATION FAÇADE CLEANING STRATEGY
- UPPER THAMES STREET ELEVATION FAÇADE CLEANING STRATEGY
- BELL WHARF LANE ELEVATION - DATUM POINTS
- UPPER THAMES STREET ELEVATION - DATUM POINTS
- QUEEN STEET PLACE ELEVATION - DATUM POINTS
- BELL WHARF LANE ELEVATION FAÇADE CLEANING STRATEGY
- ELEVATION DRAWINGS - BEFORE & AFTER 2025
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- GUARDRAIL TYPICAL SECTION DETAILS
- BUILDING PLANS AND ABOVE ORDNANCE DATUM (AOD)
- LOCATION PLAN
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