Planning application
Library Barbican Arts And Conference Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Internal refurbishment works to the Library, comprising: a) Removal and storage of original joinery items to Children's Library b) Removal of non-original joinery and floor finishes c) Alterations to original bookshelves d) Additional joinery to complement existing e) Installation of new mesh security screen and door access controls f) Additional power provision and cabinet g) Alterations to signage h) Alterations to non-original lighting built into joinery i) New floor finishes throughout public areas of the Library
As published by the council, reference 25/01774/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01774/LBC
- Category
- Heritage and listed buildings
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 16 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 16 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Cripplegate
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC2Y 8DS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Dec 2025
Received by City of London
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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18 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
36 documents on file for this application
- LISTED BUILDING CONSENT (CONDITIONAL)
- EQIA
- REVISED ENQUIRY DESK
- REVISED ENQUIRY DESK JOINERY
- EMAIL CHAIN
- REPRESENTATION - CITY HERITAGE SOCIETY
- LEVEL 02 SIGNAGE - PROPOSED
- LEVEL 02 - MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING JOINERY
- LEVEL 02 - CARPET REPLACEMENT
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- ATTACHMENTSUMMARY
- LEVEL 02 PLAN - PROPOSED
- LEVEL 02 RCP - EXISTING
- LEVEL 02 RCP - PROPOSED
- LEVEL 02 SIGNAGE - EXISTING
- MODIFICATIONS TO ORIGINAL BOOKSHELVES
- LIBRARY ENTRANCE AREA JOINERY PROPOSALS
- LIBRARY ENTRANCE AREA JOINERY PROPOSALS
- LIBRARY ENTRANCE AREA JOINERY PROPOSALS
- LIBRARY ENQUIRY DESK PROPOSALS
- CHILDRENS LIBRARY ENQUIRY DESK PROPOSALS
- CHILDRENS LIBRARY ENQUIRY DESK PROPOSALS
- MUSIC LIBRARY DESK PROPOSALS
- SITE PLAN
- SITE PLAN
- LEVEL 01 PLAN - EXISTING
- LEVEL 01 PLAN - PROPOSED
- LEVEL 01 RCP - EXISTING
- LEVEL 01 RCP - PROPOSED
- LEVEL 01 SIGNAGE - EXISTING
- LEVEL 01 SIGNAGE - PROPOSED
- LEVEL 01 - MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING JOINERY
- LEVEL 01 - CARPET REPLACEMENT
- LEVEL 02 PLAN - EXISTING
- BCRPLB-AAM-ZZ-ZZZZ-RP-AR-07001
- 121225 BARBICAN LIBRARY HERITAGE STATEMENT
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