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Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

Granted City of London 26/00791/LDC Lawful development

Relates to 25/01011/LBC

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission 25/01011/LBC dated 23/03/2026.

As published by the council, reference 26/00791/LDC

Application record

Reference
26/00791/LDC
Category
Lawful development
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
13 May 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Decided
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Cripplegate
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
EC2Y 8DT

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of London register

This site has had 14 applications since 2023: 13 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00737/LBC Granted

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    Replacement of internal fire doors across all floors

    Decided 20 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/00695/MDC Granted

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    Submission of details of plant noise, installation and maintenance pursuant to condition 2 of planning permission 25/01010/FULL dated 23/03/2026.

    Decided 18 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00155/FULL Granted

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    Alterations to the external area adjacent to Silk Street and to the main entrance to include new lighting, replacement of cycle parking with planters, and new entrance doors.

    Decided 15 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00157/ADVT Awaiting decision

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    Display of White projected logo/name onto white painted underside of existing external staircase adjacent to Silk Street. Internally illuminated digital screen sign of size 4.9m wide by 0.6m high by 0.2m deep located over the main entrance, which is set back c. 39 metres from the back of pavement on Silk Street.

    Submitted 2 Feb 2026 Advertising
  • 26/00156/LBC Granted

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    Alterations to the external area adjacent to Silk Street, the main entrance, the foyer, at Lower Ground, Ground and First Floors, as well as the cafe, to include new reception desk, new lighting, external advertising, internal finishes and door replacement.

    Decided 15 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/00158/LBC Granted

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    Replacement of internal fire doors

    Decided 16 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 25/01010/FULL Granted

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    Installation of four air conditioning units within a plant enclosure at podium roof level.

    Decided 23 Mar 2026 Full applications
  • 25/01011/LBC Granted

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    (i) Installation of internal air handling units and four associated external air conditioning units within a plant enclosure at podium roof level; (ii) internal alterations at second floor level associated with the installation of freestanding studio spaces, including removal of glazed corridor partition and replacement with solid plasterboard wall and doors.

    Decided 23 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 24/00087/LBC Granted

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    Installation of three new illuminated poster panels for the display of advertisements for events at Guildhall School.

    Decided 7 Mar 2024 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 24/00086/LBC Granted

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    Installation of three backlit illuminated poster frames for the display of advertisements for events at Guildhall School, replacing existing non-illuminated poster panels.

    Decided 7 Mar 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 May 2026

    Received by City of London

  2. 8 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 25/01011/LBC Granted

    Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

    (i) Installation of internal air handling units and four associated external air conditioning units within a plant enclosure at podium roof level; (ii) internal alterations at second floor level associated with the installation of freestanding studio spaces, including removal of glazed corridor partition and replacement with solid plasterboard wall and doors.

    Decided 23 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

  • APPROVAL OF SUBMISSION OF DETAILS Decision · 08 Jul 2026
  • FIXING DETAILS Photograph · 07 Jul 2026
  • EMAIL - GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC & DRAMA Correspondence In · 07 Jul 2026
  • REPRESENTATION - FRED RODGERS Public Comment · 26 Jun 2026
  • DRAWINGS OF ROOF WORKS FOR EPM STUDIOS Drawing · 18 Jun 2026
  • ACOUSTIC FIRE DOORS DRAWINGS Drawing · 18 Jun 2026
  • REPRESENTATION - BERNARD HUGHES Consultee Comment · 17 Jun 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - REDACTED Application Form · 13 May 2026
  • ACOUSTIC CONSULTANCY REPORT Report - Acoustic/Noise Report · 13 May 2026

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What this grant of permission means

City of London granted permission on 8 July 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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