Planning application
Units 7, 8 And 9 Royal Exchange London EC3V 3LL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Amalgamation of Units 7, 8 and 9 with associated internal and external alterations to facilitate the change of use from retail (Class E) to bar with substantial food offering (Sui Generis).
As published by the council, reference 26/00196/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00196/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 6 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 6 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 15 May 2026
- Ward
- Cornhill
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC3V 3LL
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00195/FULL Granted
Units 7, 8 And 9 Royal Exchange London EC3V 3LL
Amalgamation and change of use of Units 7, 8 and 9 from retail (Class E) to bar with substantial food offering (Sui Generis).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Feb 2026
Received by City of London
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15 May 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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24 Jul 2026
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Related applications
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- Application: 26/00195/FULL (Decided)
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Potential Potential Ltd Agent
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
72 documents on file for this application
- LISTED BUILDING CONSENT (CONDITIONAL)
- ACCESS STATEMENT
- GROUND FLOOR HERITAGE & DECORATIVE ITEMS PLAN
- GROUND FLOOR REFLECTED CEILING PLAN
- GROUND FLOOR LICENSING PLAN
- GROUND FLOOR DEMOLITION PLAN
- FIRE STRATEGY FIRE STRATEGY PLAN
- GROUND FLOOR VENTILATION PROPOSAL CONCEPT PLAN
- GROUND FLOOR VENUE ACCESS PLAN
- GROUND FLOOR FINISHES PLAN
- GROUND FLOOR VENTILATION PROPOSAL CONCEPT PLAN
- GROUND FLOOR VENUE ACCESS PLAN
- GROUND FLOOR VENUE ACCESS PLAN
- ACCESS STATEMENT
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND
- REPRESENTATION - PETER ROSE
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND (2)
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND (1)
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- BASEMENT FLOOR DEMOLITION PLAN
- GROUND FLOOR DEMOLITION PLAN
- FIRST FLOOR DEMOLITION PLAN
- BASEMENT FLOOR VENTILATION PROPOSAL CONCEPT PLAN
- BASEMENT FLOOR PROPOSED INTERIOR ELEVATIONS
- EXTERNAL ELEVATION EXISTING & PROPOSED
- GROUND FLOOR PROPOSED INTERIOR ELEVATIONS
- GROUND FLOOR PROPOSED INTERIOR ELEVATIONS
- FIRST FLOOR PROPOSED INTERIOR ELEVATIONS
- FIRST FLOOR PROPOSED INTERIOR ELEVATIONS
- BASEMENT FLOOR EXISTING PLAN
- GROUND FLOOR EXISTING PLAN
- FIRST FLOOR EXISTING PLAN
- BASEMENT FLOOR FINISHES PLAN
- GROUND FLOOR FINISHES PLAN
- FIRST FLOOR FINISHES PLAN
- BASEMENT FLOOR HERITAGE & DECORATIVE ITEMS PLAN
- GROUND FLOOR HERITAGE & DECORATIVE ITEMS PLAN
- FIRST FLOOR HERITAGE & DECORATIVE ITEMS PLAN
- BASEMENT FLOOR VENTILATION PROPOSAL CONCEPT PLAN
- GROUND FLOOR VENTILATION PROPOSAL CONCEPT PLAN
- FIRST FLOOR VENTILATION PROPOSAL CONCEPT PLAN
- BASEMENT FLOOR GA PROPOSED PLAN
- GROUND FLOOR DEMOLITION PLAN
- FIRST FLOOR GA PROPOSED PLAN
- BASEMENT FLOOR REFLECTED CEILING PLAN
- GROUND FLOOR REFLECTED CEILING PLAN
- FIRST FLOOR REFLECTED CEILING PLAN
- GROUND FLOOR VENUE ACCESS PLAN
- GROUND FLOOR DEMOLITION PLAN
- 6441_L0_002
- 8230_ROYAL EXCHANGE - PLANNING STATEMENT 06.02
- 1_PDFSAM_7_8_9 ROYAL EXCHANGE- DAS REV C.DOCX
- 5_PDFSAM_7_8_9 ROYAL EXCHANGE- DAS REV C.DOCX
- 6_PDFSAM_7_8_9 ROYAL EXCHANGE- DAS REV C.DOCX
- 11_PDFSAM_7_8_9 ROYAL EXCHANGE- DAS REV C.DOCX
- 12_PDFSAM_7_8_9 ROYAL EXCHANGE- DAS REV C.DOCX
- 14_PDFSAM_7_8_9 ROYAL EXCHANGE- DAS REV C.DOCX
- 18_PDFSAM_7_8_9 ROYAL EXCHANGE- DAS REV C.DOCX
- 1_PDFSAM_8230HER_ROYAL EXCHANGE_HERITAGE STATEMENT_FEB2026
- 13_PDFSAM_8230HER_ROYAL EXCHANGE_HERITAGE STATEMENT_FEB2026
- 6441_PROPOSED ACCESS STATEMENT RATIONALE (1)
- BASEMENT LEVEL
- GROUND FLOOR LEVEL
- FIRST FLOOR LEVEL
- STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATION AND PRELIMINARY PROPOSALS
- MMA5668F01 - KITCHEN EXTRACT SPECIFICATION EMAQ REPORT - THE ROYAL EXCHANGE - P1
- BASEMENT FLOOR FIRE STRATEGY PLAN
- FIRE STRATEGY FIRE STRATEGY PLAN
- FIRST FLOOR FIRE STRATEGY PLAN
- 65216707-SWE-XX-XX-DR-N-0001-P02-MRFOGGSROYALEXCHANGES1FIRECOMMENTS
- 7_8_9 ROYAL EXCHANGE- OMP REV C .DOCX
- MARKETING NOTE - BRUCE GILLINGHAM POLLARD
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