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20 Black Friars Lane London EC4V 6EB

Awaiting decision City of London 26/00809/FULL Full Planning Permission

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Proposal

Installation of an external platform lift at the Black Friars Lane entrance.

As published by the council, reference 26/00809/FULL

Application record

Reference
26/00809/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Under Consideration
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Farringdon Within
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
EC4V 6EB

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of London register

This site has had 9 applications since 2023: 7 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00941/NMA Granted

    20 Black Friars Lane London EC4V 6EB

    Non-Material Amendment to planning permission ref.23/00591/FULL for amendments to Condition 11 (Approved Documents) to accommodate design changes NAMELY to incoporate a grilles to the northern and southern elevation.

    Decided 19 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00468/MDC Awaiting decision

    20 Black Friars Lane London EC4V 6EB

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 5b and 6 of Planning permission 23/00591/FULL dated 05.04.2024.

    Submitted 31 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00232/MDC Granted

    20 Black Friars Lane London EC4V 6EB

    Submission of details of Acoustic Test Report pursuant to condition 5(a) of Planning permission 23/00591/FULL dated 05.04.2024.

    Decided 11 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • 25/01453/NMA Granted

    20 Black Friars Lane London EC4V 6EB

    Non-material amendment under S96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to amend Condition 11 (Approved Drawings) of planning permission reference 23/00591/FULL dated 05.04.2024 to amend the approved ground floor arrangement in respect of the relocation of the temporary access ramp and storage area from the main entrance to the secondary entrance.

    Decided 17 Jun 2026 Amendments
  • 25/00510/MDC Granted

    20 Black Friars Lane London EC4V 6EB

    Submission of Access Management Plan pursuant to discharge of condition 9 of planning permission 23/00591/FULL dated 05.04.2024.

    Decided 18 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 25/00311/MDC Granted

    20 Black Friars Lane London EC4V 6EB

    Submission of Materials Schedule and Site Location Plan pursuant to discharge of condition 7 of planning permission 23/00591/FULL dated 05.04.2024.

    Decided 4 Jun 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00272/MDC Granted

    20 Black Friars Lane London EC4V 6EB

    Submission of Construction Logistics Plan and Construction Management Plan pursuant to discharge of condition 2 and 3 of planning application 23/00591/FULL dated 05.04.2024.

    Decided 5 Nov 2025 Conditions
  • 23/00591/FULL Granted

    20 Black Friars Lane London EC4V 6EB

    External and internal works comprising of: (i) the construction of a glazed link extension to the Bell Tower; (ii) elevational alterations to the Bell Tower; (iii) refurbishment of the existing roofscape to include new finishes and introduction of hard and soft landscaping; (iv) creation of a new pedestrian entrance off Black Friars Lane; (v) the provision of cycle paring and end of trip facilities; (vi) installation of replacement plant at roof level; (vii) and all associated works.

    Decided 5 Apr 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Jun 2026

    Received by City of London

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 July 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.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Boyer Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Camberley

Active · incorporated 1990 · Camberley

241 applications on PlanIndex · across 71 councils · 89% granted

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Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

  • COMMENTS - CITY OF LONDON CONSERVATION AREA ADVISORY COMMITTEE Public Comment · 17 Jul 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 03 Jun 2026
  • 260603 - PLANNING STATEMENT Report - Planning Statement/Report · 03 Jun 2026
  • EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION - WEST Drawing · 03 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED GF PLAN Drawing · 03 Jun 2026
  • SITE PLAN Site Plan · 03 Jun 2026
  • 260602 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Report - Design & Access Statement/Report · 03 Jun 2026
  • EXISTING GF PLAN Drawing · 03 Jun 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Site Plan · 03 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION - WEST Drawing · 03 Jun 2026

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with City of London for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year City of London decided full applications in a median of 121 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • 20 Black Friars Lane London EC4V 6EB

    23/00591/FULL Submitted 6 Jun 2023 50 yards away

    External and internal works comprising of: (i) the construction of a glazed link extension to the Bell Tower; (ii) elevational alterations to the Bell Tower; (iii) refurbishment of the existing roofscape to include new finishes and introduction of hard and soft landscaping; (iv) creation of a new pedestrian entrance off Black Friars Lane; (v) the provision of cycle paring and end of trip facilities; (vi) installation of replacement plant at roof level; (vii) and all associated works.

    Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 47 docs

  • 20 Black Friars Lane London EC4V 6EB

    25/01453/NMA Submitted 21 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment under S96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to amend Condition 11 (Approved Drawings) of planning permission reference 23/00591/FULL dated 05.04.2024 to amend the approved ground floor arrangement in respect of the relocation of the temporary access ramp and storage area from the main entrance to the secondary entrance.

    Granted Amendments 6 docs

  • 20 Black Friars Lane London EC4V 6EB

    26/00232/MDC Submitted 13 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Submission of details of Acoustic Test Report pursuant to condition 5(a) of Planning permission 23/00591/FULL dated 05.04.2024.

    Granted Conditions 5 docs

  • 20 Black Friars Lane London EC4V 6EB

    26/00468/MDC Submitted 31 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~26 May

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 5b and 6 of Planning permission 23/00591/FULL dated 05.04.2024.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs

  • 20 Black Friars Lane London EC4V 6EB

    25/00510/MDC Submitted 15 Apr 2025 50 yards away

    Submission of Access Management Plan pursuant to discharge of condition 9 of planning permission 23/00591/FULL dated 05.04.2024.

    Granted Conditions 6 docs

  • 20 Black Friars Lane London EC4V 6EB

    25/00311/MDC Submitted 4 Mar 2025 50 yards away

    Submission of Materials Schedule and Site Location Plan pursuant to discharge of condition 7 of planning permission 23/00591/FULL dated 05.04.2024.

    Granted Conditions 6 docs

In City of London

  • 26/01083/FULL Granted

    Offices Chapter House St Paul's Churchyard London EC4M 8AD

    Alterations to undercroft of St Paul's Cathedral and minor alterations to Chapter House including (i) Installation of a new passenger lift and associated raised platform within the external contemporary undercroft of St Paul's Cathedral to provide step-free access between the Chapter House and the undercroft (ii) extension of the existing step at the eastern exit of the Chapter House following partial demolition of existing external staircase, landing, and railings to provide level access and replacement of existing security gate (iii) raising the floor level and removal of associated stairs at below-ground level and installation of external, open platform lift in undercroft (No other works to the Cathedral or wider undercroft).

    Received 29 Jul, published by the council 19 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 26/01051/FULL Granted

    55 Mark Lane London EC3R 7NE

    Application under S73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to allow the removal of condition 2 (refuse collection) of planning permission 15/00931/FULL dated 29/10/2015.

    Received 27 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 24/00544/FULL Granted

    6 -7 New Street London EC2M 4TP

    Conversion of two dwelling houses into eight studio flats and one two bedroom flat (ii) external alterations to windows on rear elevation of number 7 and mansard roof of number 6.

    Received 28 May, published by the council 30 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00858/FULL Granted

    Condor House 10 St Paul's Churchyard London EC4M 8AL

    Replacement of existing vertical sash window frames and glazing on north, east and northwestern facades with fixed glazing units.

    Received 12 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/01104/FULL Granted

    30 - 34 Moorgate London EC2R 6DA

    Refurbishment and alterations comprising, (i) alterations to plant equipment at roof level, (ii) installation of CCTV cameras, (iii) alterations to ground floor entrances, and (iv) removal of 2no. ground floor doors and installation of glazing, and associated works.

    Received 31 Jul, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Full applications