Planning application
Kings College Maughan Library Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LR
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Temporary installation of blackout vinyl on the interior surface of 5 ground floor windows from the date of the permission until 19th October 2026 to support an internal sound installation.
As published by the council, reference 26/00646/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00646/LBC
- Category
- Heritage and listed buildings
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 1 May 2026
- Validated
- 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 24 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Farringdon Without
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WC2A 1LR
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 12 applications since 2020: 12 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00986/LBC Granted
Kings College Maughan Library Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LR
Installation of acoustic panels in 5no. teaching spaces.
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26/00433/TCA Granted
Kings College Maughan Library Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LR
1x Pear (Tree JV1): fell to ground level and grub out stump and replant with x1 Pyrus calleryana Chanticleer as 10-12cm girth heavy standard, to be planted in planting season (November 2026). 1x London Plane (Tree 607): cut back off building to north to provide 1-2 m clearance. 1x Robinia (Tree 600): cut back off building to north to provide 1-2 m clearance. 1x Swedish Whitebeam (Tree 596): cut back off building to north to provide 1-2 m clearance. 1x Norway Maple (Tree 597): cut back off building to north to provide 1-2 m clearance.
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24/00930/LBC Granted
Kings College Maughan Library Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LR
Installation of electrically operated hold-back devices for fire doors and electrically operated automated door openers/closers for toilet doors.
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23/00396/TCA Granted
Kings College Maughan Library Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LR
Pruning works to: three Robinia trees (Robinia pseudoacacia) and one Roble tree (Nothofagus obliqua).
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22/00991/LBC Granted
Kings College Maughan Library Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LR
Installation of vertical blade blinds to two office windows and the installation of an acoustic ventilation grille to office partition.
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22/00797/FULL Granted
Kings College Maughan Library Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LR
Removal of existing external goods lift and installation of replacement goods lift.
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22/00796/TCA Granted
Kings College Maughan Library Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LR
Works to fell 1no. fig tree (ficus carica) and poison including of adjacent saplings, and pruning works to two olive trees (olea europaea).
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22/00798/LBC Granted
Kings College Maughan Library Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LR
Removal of existing external goods lift and installation of replacement goods lift.
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22/00785/LBC Granted
Kings College Maughan Library Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LR
Upgrading of existing internal and external CCTV system including installation of 2no. new CCTV cameras and structures within the public realm, and removal and replacement of cameras throughout internally [DOCUMENTS AND DRAWINGS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY FOR THIS APPLICATION. PLEASE CONTACT THE CASE OFFICER].
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22/00784/FULL Granted
Kings College Maughan Library Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LR
Upgrading of existing external CCTV system including installation of 2no. new CCTV cameras and structures within the public realm[DOCUMENTS AND DRAWINGS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY FOR THIS APPLICATION. PLEASE CONTACT THE CASE OFFICER].
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 May 2026
Received by City of London
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24 Jun 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)
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND
- ALL SHELVES_SIDE VIEW
- ALL SHELVES_CORNER VIEW
- ALL SHELVES_INTERIOR
- ALL SHELVES_FRONT VIEW
- PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE INTERIORS OF THE WINDOWS
- PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE INTERIORS OF THE WINDOWS
- PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE INTERIORS OF THE WINDOWS
- PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE INTERIORS OF THE WINDOWS
- PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE INTERIORS OF THE WINDOWS
- PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE INTERIORS OF THE WINDOWS
- METHOD STATEMENT
- AVERY DENNISON® 500EF EVENT FILM
- CLASSIFICATION OF REACTION TO FIRE PERFORMANCE
- DAS
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATIONPLAN
- WINDOW MOCK-UP_1
- WINDOW MOCK UP 3
- ARTANGEL - ENEMIES AND RASCALS - THIERRY BAL -47
- ARTANGEL - ENEMIES AND RASCALS - THIERRY BAL -48
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of London granted permission on 24 June 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.
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