Planning application
The Irish Chamber 1 Guildhall Yard London EC2V 5AE
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Alterations to a Listed Building including: (i) upgrades to mechanical heating systems, (ii) upgrade to and provision of new ground floor W/C's, (iii) upgrades to electrical wiring, lighting, alarm systems, (iv) installation of L.E.D lighting to replace existing on all floor levels, (v) installation of floor boxes on Ground and First floor levels, (vi) sustainability improvements including sealant to windows (viii) installation of a replacement kitchen alongside retained existing cupboards, (ix) installation of carpet, and; (x) associated minor repairs, redecorating and removal of redundant wiring.
As published by the council, reference 26/00522/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00522/LBC
- Category
- Heritage and listed buildings
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Cheap
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC2V 5AE
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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25/00319/LBC Granted
The Irish Chamber 1 Guildhall Yard London EC2V 5AE
Alterations to a Listed Building to include: (i) upgrades to mechanical heating systems, (ii) upgrades to basement & ground floor W/C's, (iii) upgrades to electrical wiring, lighting, alarm systems, (iv) installation of L.E.D lighting to replace existing on basement and ground floor levels, (v) installation of floor boxes on Ground and First floor levels, (vi) installation of a doorbell and metal enclosure, (viii) replacement kitchen sink unit and removal of sink cupboard, (ix) replacement of carpet, and; (x) associated minor repairs, redecorating and removal of redundant wiring.
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25/00151/FULL Granted
The Irish Chamber 1 Guildhall Yard London EC2V 5AE
Installation of stone entrance steps to replace existing concrete.
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25/00152/LBC Granted
The Irish Chamber 1 Guildhall Yard London EC2V 5AE
External alterations to a Listed Building including: (i) removal of existing concrete steps and replacement with stone steps, (ii) removal of a plastic soil stack fixed to the principal elevation & (iii) re-decoration of external joinery.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by City of London
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21 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
- LISTED BUILDING CONSENT (CONDITIONAL)
- HANDLING NOTE
- PROPOSED SANITARY LAYOUT 2
- PROPOSED SANITARY LAYOUT 1
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR ELECTRICAL LAYOUT PLAN
- EXISTING BASEMENT PLAN
- PROPOSED BASEMENT PLAN
- PROPOSED BASEMENT ELECTRICAL LAYOUT PLAN
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR ELECTRICAL LAYOUT PLAN
- PROPOSED KITCHEN
- EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- IRISH CHAMBERS SPEC BOOK R1
- LOCATIONPLAN-1622757
- 2639-MAL-XX-XX-RP-A-0800 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR ELECTRICAL LAYOUT PLAN
- EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN
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