Planning application
Art Gallery Barbican Arts And Conference Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Reconfiguration and upgrade of the concert hall backstage areas to include the amalgamation of smaller dressing rooms, changing spaces and support spaces; the reconfiguration of the artist lounge and bar ; rationalisation of showers to provide a wheelchair accessible dressing room with an en-suite WC and shower; fire safety upgrades, update layout of a rehearsal spaces, and provision of fire rated storage space and other associated works throughout.
As published by the council, reference 26/00707/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00707/LBC
- Category
- Heritage and listed buildings
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Cripplegate
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC2Y 8DS
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 7 applications since 2024: 7 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01790/MDC Granted
Art Gallery Barbican Arts And Conference Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS
Submission of an Inclusive Access Strategy; and a Visitor Management Strategy pursuant to conditions 4 and 5 of planning permission 25/00876/FULL dated 12/12/2025.
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25/01792/MDC Granted
Art Gallery Barbican Arts And Conference Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS
Submission of a scheme of protective works pursuant to condition 2 of planning permission 25/00876/FULL dated 12/12/2025.
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25/01793/MDC Granted
Art Gallery Barbican Arts And Conference Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS
Submission of a Materials and Installation Schedule pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission 25/00876/FULL dated 12/12/2025.
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25/00878/ADVT Granted
Art Gallery Barbican Arts And Conference Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS
Advertisement consent for the display of 6 Floor vinyl stickers in association with the Delcy Morelos artwork in the Sculpture Court at the Barbican Centre.
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25/00876/FULL Granted
Art Gallery Barbican Arts And Conference Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS
Temporary installation of Delcy Morelos artwork in the Sculpture Court at the Barbican Centre (associated with 25/00877/LBC and 25/00878/ADVT).
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24/01119/LBC Granted
Art Gallery Barbican Arts And Conference Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS
The enlargement of the existing service access panel within the male cubical at level 00, 01 and 02 of the catering block WCs. Temporary installation of an access panel for a maximum of five years following which a permeant terrazzo panel will be installed.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 May 2026
Received by City of London
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15 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
51 documents on file for this application
- LISTED BUILDING CONSENT (CONDITIONAL)
- DESIGN NOTES
- ACCESS GUIDE
- BACKSTAGE ACCESS ENGAGEMENT
- PERSONAL EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN
- APPLICANT RESPONSE TO COMMENTS
- INCLUSIVE DESIGN STATEMENT
- DESIGN NOTES
- ACCESS GUIDE
- CONCERT HALL BACKSTAGE ACCESS ENGAGEMENT
- PERSONAL EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN
- APPLICANT RESPONSE TO COMMENTS
- CONCERT HALL BACKSTAGE INCLUSIVE DESIGN STATEMENT
- ART GALLERY, BARBICAN ART & CONFERENCE CENTRE, EC2
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND (2)
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND (3)
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND (1)
- COMMENTS - BUILDING SAFETY REGULATOR
- COL HANDLING NOTE
- COVER LETTER
- PLANNING STATEMENT_INCLUDED_IN_COVERING LETTER
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 1
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 2
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 3
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 4
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- INCLUSIVE DESIGN STATEMENT
- FIRE STATEMENT FORM
- FIRE STRATEGY STATEMENT
- LEVEL -1 PLAN EXISTING
- LEVEL -1 RCP EXISTING
- LEVEL -1 PLAN PROPOSED
- LEVEL -1 RCP PROPOSED
- LEVEL -2 SHOWER ROOM ELEVATION
- LEVEL -1 CHOIR ROOM FOLDING DOORS ELEVATION
- LEVEL -1 RCP STRIP-OUT
- LEVEL -2 PLAN EXISTING
- LEVEL -2 RCP EXISTING
- LEVEL -2 PLAN PROPOSED
- LEVEL -2 ARTISTS BAR ELEVATION
- LEVEL -2 BACKSTAGE LOUNGE DOORS ELEVATION
- LEVEL -2 ACCESSIBLE DOORS ELEVATION
- LEVEL -2 CORRIDOR DOORS ELEVATION
- LEVEL -2 PLAN STRIP-OUT
- LEVEL -2 RCP STRIP-OUT
- BCRPBC-AAM-XX-XXXX-SH-AR-DRAWING REGISTER
- LOCATION PLAN
- SITE PLAN
- LEVEL -2 RCP PROPOSED
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