Planning application
America House 2 America Square London EC3N 2LU
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from Office (Use Class E) to apart-hotel (Use Class C1) with ground floor cafe (Use Class E) with associated internal and external alterations, including extension at seventh floor to provide additional apart-hotel accommodation with plant room above.
As published by the council, reference 25/01759/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01759/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 6 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Tower
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC3N 2LU
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01658/NMA Granted
America House 2 America Square London EC3N 2LU
Non-material amendments under Section 96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to planning permission 25/00645/FULL dated 06 November 2025 to: (i) amend condition 22 to correct inconsistencies in elevation drawings.
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25/00645/FULL Granted
America House 2 America Square London EC3N 2LU
Change of use from Office (Use Class E) to apart-hotel (Use Class C1) with ground floor cafe (Use Class E), with associated internal and external alterations.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by City of London
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6 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
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RENEW Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Canterbury
Active · incorporated 2011 · Canterbury
75 applications on PlanIndex · across 21 councils · 95% granted
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Registered · incorporated 2022 · Road Town
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
66 documents on file for this application
- PLANNING PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT (CONDITIONAL)
- EXISTING EAST ELEVATION
- EXISTING NORTH & SOUTH ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING SECTIONS
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED NORTH & SOUTH ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SECTIONS
- EXISTING WEST ELEVATION
- COMMENTS - FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- NEWMARK - 2025 3RD PARTY REVIEW
- BNP 2025 VIABILITY REVIEW
- BNP 2025 MARKETING STUDY
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND
- COMMENTS - TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
- FIRE SAFETY STATEMENT
- COMMENT - THAMES WATER
- AMENDED PLANNING STATEMENT & DAS - JAN 2026
- AMENDED COVER LETTER - JAN 2026
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- 3465-TSP-ZZ-B1-DR-A-05-501-SITE_LOCATION_PLAN
- PROPOSED BASEMENT LEVEL B2
- PROPOSED BASEMENT LEVEL B1
- PROPOPSED GROUND FLOOR PDF
- PROPOSED 1ST FLOOR
- PROPOSED 2ND FLOOR
- PROPOSED 3RD FLOOR
- PROPOSED 4TH FLOOR
- PROPOSED 5TH FLOOR
- PROPOSED 6TH FLOOR-MANSARD
- PROPOSED NEW ENTRANCE PLAN AND ELEVATION
- PROPOSED 7TH FLOOR
- PROPOSED 8TH FLOOR
- *SUPERSEDED* PROPOSED SECTIONS
- *SUPERSEDED* PROPOSED NORTH SOUTH ELEVATIONS
- *SUPERSEDED* PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION
- *SUPERSEDED* PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- MARKETING CAMPAIGN AND INTEREST STATEMENT
- DAYLIGHT SUNLIGHT REPORT 26-11-25
- ADDENDUM VIABILITY REPORT - 2 AMERICA SQUARE 091225
- PART 1 11307 AMERICA HOUSE VIEWS ASSESSMENT 2025.12.09
- PART 2 11307 AMERICA HOUSE VIEWS ASSESSMENT 2025.12.09-2
- 2 AMERICA SQUARE ENERGY STATEMENT - REV B
- R01-SG-TRANSPORT STATEMENT (251127)
- R02-SG-TRAVEL PLAN (251127)
- R03-SG-DELIVERY AND SERVICING MANAGEMENT PLAN (251127)
- R04-SG-OUTLINE CLP (251127)
- 32103-RP-NIA3-REV1-STG NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT ROOF EXTENSION
- *SUPERSEDED* EXISTING SECTIONS
- *SUPERSEDED* EXISTING NORTH SOUTH ELEVATIONS
- *SUPERSEDED* EXISTING EAST ELEVATION
- *SUPERSEDED* EXISTING WEST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- EXISTING BASEMENT LEVEL B2
- EXISTING BASEMENT LEVEL B1
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR
- EXISTING 1ST FLOOR
- EXISTING 2ND FLOOR
- EXISTING 3RD FLOOR
- EXISTING 4TH FLOOR
- EXISTING 5TH FLOOR
- EXISTING 6TH FLOOR-MANSARD
- EXISTING 7TH FLOOR (PLANT)
- EXISTING 8TH LEVEL (ROOF PLAN)
- COMMENTS - TRANSPORT PLANNING
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