Planning application
71 Defoe House Barbican London EC2Y 8DN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Refurbishments, including alterations to the kitchen and non-structural partition wall and making the internal doors full height.
As published by the council, reference 26/00804/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00804/LBC
- Category
- Heritage and listed buildings
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 3 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Aldersgate
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC2Y 8DN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jun 2026
Received by City of London
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26 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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16 Aug 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Under Consideration.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- LISTED BUILDING CONSENT (CONDITIONAL)
- LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- EXISTING GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN
- PROPOSED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN
- PROPOSED DEMOLITION PLAN
- PROPOSED INTERNAL DOOR REPLACEMENT_ELEVATION
- PROPOSED INTERNAL DOOR REPLACEMENT_ELEVATION
- PROPOSED INTERNAL DOOR REPLACEMENT_ELEVATION
- LOCATION PLAN
- DH.71_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- DH.71_DESIGN STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of London granted permission on 14 August 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.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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