Planning application
New Street Square London EC4A 3BZ
Relates to 24/00532/FULL
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Proposal
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to vary condition 8 (Approved Plans) of planning permission Ref. 24/00532/FULL to allow for the substitution of the approved drawings with an updated set reflecting the proposed amendments to i) Central Square - Omission of the south planter and seating, adjustment of planter layouts and details, replaced benches from stone to timber, ii) West Entrance Nevill Lane - Removal of planting between Nevill lane and Central Square, Planters shifted, seating relocated, iii) South Square Pemberton Row - Planters and Seating omitted, iv) East Entrance - Omission of planters.
As published by the council, reference 26/00523/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00523/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Castle Baynard
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC4A 3BZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01531/MDC Awaiting decision
New Street Square London EC4A 3BZ
Submission of Arboricultural Method Statement & Tree Protection Plan pursuant to condition 2 of planning permission 24/00532/FULL dated 22.11.2024.
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26/01492/MDC Awaiting decision
New Street Square London EC4A 3BZ
Submission of Scheme of Protective Works pursuant to Condition 3 of planning permission 24/00532/FULL dated 22.11.2024.
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24/00532/FULL Granted
New Street Square London EC4A 3BZ
Public realm improvement works including hard and soft landscaping, wayfinding/signage, replacement trees, installation of seating, re-location of existing public art features and associated works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by City of London
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20 Apr 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 15 June 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.
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24/00532/FULL Granted
New Street Square London EC4A 3BZ
Public realm improvement works including hard and soft landscaping, wayfinding/signage, replacement trees, installation of seating, re-location of existing public art features and associated works.
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Avison Young Limited Agent
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND
- TREE SURVEY & ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- DETAIL PLAN - SQUARE
- GENERAL LANDSCAPE SECTIONS SOUTH-NORTH
- 216 NSS_S73 REPORT_REV00_PART6
- 216 NSS_S73REPORT_REV00_PART3
- 216 NSS_S73 REPORT_REV00_PART1
- 216 NSS_S73 REPORT_REV00_PART2
- 216 NSS_S73 REPORT_REV00_PART4
- CIL FORM - NEW STREET SQUARE
- MRG-216-NSS-GA-001
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- GENERAL LANDSCAPE SECTIONS WEST/EAST
- GENERAL LANDSCAPE SECTIONS SOUTH
- GENERAL LANDSCAPE SECTIONS
- TYPICAL HARD LANDSCAPE DETAILS: PLANTER EDGES
- TIMBER SEATS DETAILS
- TYPICAL SOFT LANDSCAPE DETAILS
- DEMOLITIONS AND REMOVALS PLAN
- GA PLAN GROUND FLOOR
- BNGA
- 428889-HLE-XX-XX-RP-SC-754003- SECURITY STATEMENT REV03
- 216 NSS_S73 REPORT_REV00_PART5
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