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Arts Centre Barbican Arts And Conference Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS

Granted City of London 26/00257/FULL Full Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Temporary change of use of a section of Car Park 5 to an exhibition space (Class F1).

As published by the council, reference 26/00257/FULL

Application record

Reference
26/00257/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
17 Feb 2026
Validated
17 Feb 2026
Decided
13 Apr 2026
Ward
Cripplegate
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
EC2Y 8DS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Feb 2026

    Received by City of London

  2. 13 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

The Planning Lab Agent and applicant, a planning consultancy

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

16 documents on file for this application

  • PLANNING PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT (CONDITIONAL) Decision · 13 Apr 2026
  • BARBICAN IMMERSIVE TEMPORARY INSTALLATION - BLUE BADGE PARKING SPACES Other · 10 Apr 2026
  • NOISE MANAGEMENT NOTE Other · 02 Apr 2026
  • REPRESENTATION - DOUGLAS BEVANS Public Comment · 31 Mar 2026
  • REPRESENTATION - DR ALEXANDER WILSON Consultee Comment · 29 Mar 2026
  • FIRE STRATEGY Accompanying report · 04 Mar 2026
  • BARBICAN IMMERSIVE INSTALLATION - COL HANDLING NOTE Other · 17 Feb 2026
  • CIL FORM Other · 17 Feb 2026
  • DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Report - Design & Access Statement/Report · 17 Feb 2026
  • BARB01_DRAWING_ISSUE_SHEET_11.02.26 Drawings Schedule · 17 Feb 2026
  • SITE PLAN Site Plan · 17 Feb 2026
  • SITE PLAN Site Plan · 17 Feb 2026
  • EXISTING FLOORPLAN Drawing · 17 Feb 2026
  • PROPOSED FLOORPLAN Drawing · 17 Feb 2026
  • BARBICAN IMMERSIVE TEMPORARY INSTALLATION - COVERING LETTER Cover Letter · 17 Feb 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 09 Feb 2026

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What this grant of permission means

City of London granted permission on 13 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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