Planning application
Simpsons Tavern 38 And A Half Cornhill London EC3V 9DR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Works comprising: (i) removal of existing condensers. (ii) installation of eight replacement external condensers, six with the same footprint and two units vertically stacked. (iii) installation of acoustic enclosure around condenser units, and (iv) installation of two external ducts at Level 5.
As published by the council, reference 26/00399/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00399/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 19 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Cornhill
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC3V 9DR
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00714/LDC Granted
Simpsons Tavern 38 And A Half Cornhill London EC3V 9DR
Submission of details of replacement glazing, repairs to bow window and lighting pursuant to condition 4 of Listed Building Consent 25/01273/LBC (dated 13.03.2026).
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26/00714/MDC Granted
Simpsons Tavern 38 And A Half Cornhill London EC3V 9DR
Submission of details of replacement glazing, repairs to bow window and lighting pursuant to condition 4 of Listed Building Consent 25/01273/LBC (dated 13.03.2026).
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25/01273/LBC Granted
Simpsons Tavern 38 And A Half Cornhill London EC3V 9DR
Internal and external alterations including (i) replacement HVAC units to first floor roof (ii) replacement retractable awning at ground floor to Ball Court (east) elevation (iii) internal layout changes to basement, ground, first and second floor level including insertion of new commercial kitchen, dumbwaiter and servery areas and reconfiguration of seating (iv) repair works (v) mechanical and electrical upgrades throughout, and (vi) associated works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by City of London
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 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 78 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
E2 Architecture + Interiors Agent, an architecture practice registered in Westerham
Active · incorporated 2011 · Westerham
10 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordCloth Restaurant Group Limited Applicant, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2023 · London
3 applications on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
- REPRESENTATION - JAMAICA BUILDINGS
- L2 ROOF EXTERNAL ELEVATION
- PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED VISUAL FROM BALL COURT 2
- KIT-71PF3ZH45 UNIT SPEC SHEET
- U-140PZH4E5 UNIT SPEC SHEET
- NOISE ASSESSMENT
- PROPOSED VISUAL FROM BALL COURT
- PROPOSED VISUAL FROM 2ND FLOOR
- CONDENSER UNIT SPEC SHEET
- ACOUSTIC LOUVRE SPEC SHEET
- KIT-36PFH3Z5 DUCTED UNIT SPEC SHEET
- PROPOSED EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE
- CAAC LETTER
- REPRESENTATION - PETER ROSE
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- 1268-0001-EXISTING GA PLAN - LOCATION PLAN-P01
- 1268 - PLANNING DRAWINGS - EXTERNAL PLANT APPLICATION - P01
- 2176.20260308.REP.SIMPSONS
- DRAWINGS PACK
- CLOTH CORNHILL - COVER LETTER
- 1268 - PLANNING STATEMENT - EXTERNAL PLANT APPLICATION - P01
- EXTERNAL UNITS
- COLDROOM - MDH-NG-2034
- UPDATED LOCATION - MDH-NG-1018
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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Granted Lawful development Windows or glazing 4 docs -
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