Planning application
Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT
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Proposal
Display of White projected logo/name onto white painted underside of existing external staircase adjacent to Silk Street. Internally illuminated digital screen sign of size 4.9m wide by 0.6m high by 0.2m deep located over the main entrance, which is set back c. 39 metres from the back of pavement on Silk Street.
As published by the council, reference 26/00157/ADVT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00157/ADVT
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Cripplegate
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC2Y 8DT
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 14 applications since 2023: 13 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00737/LBC Granted
Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT
Replacement of internal fire doors across all floors
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26/00695/MDC Granted
Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT
Submission of details of plant noise, installation and maintenance pursuant to condition 2 of planning permission 25/01010/FULL dated 23/03/2026.
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26/00791/LDC Granted
Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission 25/01011/LBC dated 23/03/2026.
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26/00155/FULL Granted
Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT
Alterations to the external area adjacent to Silk Street and to the main entrance to include new lighting, replacement of cycle parking with planters, and new entrance doors.
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26/00156/LBC Granted
Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT
Alterations to the external area adjacent to Silk Street, the main entrance, the foyer, at Lower Ground, Ground and First Floors, as well as the cafe, to include new reception desk, new lighting, external advertising, internal finishes and door replacement.
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26/00158/LBC Granted
Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT
Replacement of internal fire doors
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25/01010/FULL Granted
Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT
Installation of four air conditioning units within a plant enclosure at podium roof level.
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25/01011/LBC Granted
Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT
(i) Installation of internal air handling units and four associated external air conditioning units within a plant enclosure at podium roof level; (ii) internal alterations at second floor level associated with the installation of freestanding studio spaces, including removal of glazed corridor partition and replacement with solid plasterboard wall and doors.
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24/00087/LBC Granted
Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT
Installation of three new illuminated poster panels for the display of advertisements for events at Guildhall School.
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24/00086/LBC Granted
Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT
Installation of three backlit illuminated poster frames for the display of advertisements for events at Guildhall School, replacing existing non-illuminated poster panels.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2026
Received by City of London
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26 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
City of London took a median of 84 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Made Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice
17 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 85% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
- UPDATED 22/05/26 HANDLING NOTE
- HANDLING NOTE
- COMMENTS - CITY OF LONDON CONSERVATION AREA ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- 2497-MAL-XX-00-DR-A-0001 SITE LOCATION PLAN
- 2497 ADVERT PLANNING DRAWING ISSUE SHEET 260130
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR ATRIUM PLAN
- EXISTING EXTERNAL PATH PLAN
- PROPOSED EXTERNAL PATH PLAN
- EXISTING EXTERNAL ELEVATION 2 - EAST
- EXISTING EXTERNAL ELEVATION 3 - MAIN ENTRANCE
- PROPOSED EXTERNAL ELEVATION 2 - EAST
- PROPOSED EXTERNAL ELEVATION 3 - MAIN ENTRANCE
- EXISTING SECTION C-C - EXTERNAL CALLOUT 1
- PROPOSED SECTION C-C - EXTERNAL CALLOUT 1
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- 260130_GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA_HERITAGE STATEMENT
- PTL1004 - GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA - DESIGN BOOK 04A-PART-1
- PTL1004 - GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA - DESIGN BOOK 04A-PART-2
- PTL1004 - GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA - DESIGN BOOK 04A-PART-3
- 2497-MAL-XX-XX-RP-A-8000 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 1
- 2497-MAL-XX-XX-RP-A-8000 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 2
- 2497-MAL-XX-XX-RP-A-8000 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 3
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Submission of details of plant noise, installation and maintenance pursuant to condition 2 of planning permission 25/01010/FULL dated 23/03/2026.
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Installation of four air conditioning units within a plant enclosure at podium roof level.
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(i) Installation of internal air handling units and four associated external air conditioning units within a plant enclosure at podium roof level; (ii) internal alterations at second floor level associated with the installation of freestanding studio spaces, including removal of glazed corridor partition and replacement with solid plasterboard wall and doors.
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Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission 25/01011/LBC dated 23/03/2026.
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