Planning application
Vintners Place 68 Upper Thames Street London EC4V 3BJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Non-Material Amendment under Section 96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to Planning Permission 21/00923/FULL dated 10 March 2022 to allow for (i) the installation of 1no. stair climber between levels 5 and 6, (ii) the installation of an external stair between levels 5 and 6, (iii) alterations to planter layout at roof level, and (iv) alterations to decked ramp access at roof level.
As published by the council, reference 26/00900/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00900/NMA
- Category
- Amendments
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 24 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Vintry
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC4V 3BJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00885/CLEUD Granted
Vintners Place 68 Upper Thames Street London EC4V 3BJ
Certificate of Lawful Development (existing) for confirmation that the works carried out at roof level constitute the lawful implementation of planning permission 21/00923/FULL, dated 10 March 2022.
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22/00738/FULL Granted
Vintners Place 68 Upper Thames Street London EC4V 3BJ
Insertion of external access stair (with stair lift) from L5 to L6 terrace.
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21/00051/LBC Granted
Vintners Place 68 Upper Thames Street London EC4V 3BJ
External alterations comprising the lowering of sills of two windows in the western facade of Thames House and installation of two doors to provide access from the seventh floor level for the new terrace amenity space.
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21/00050/FULL Granted
Vintners Place 68 Upper Thames Street London EC4V 3BJ
External alterations at seventh floor roof level comprising: (i) lowering of sills of two windows in western facade of Thames House to create door openings providing access from adjoining lift core and means of escape to stair core; (ii) consolidation of existing plant behind new 1800mm plant enclosure; (iii) creation of new rooftop amenity terrace incorporating new seating, planting and 1100mm balustrades; (iv) creation of means of escape across roof with new stair to the sixth floor terrace; and (v) removal of existing balustrade and existing BMU track; and associated works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jun 2026
Received by City of London
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2 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Under Consideration.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 documents on file for this application
- NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENTS TO AN EXISTING PLANNING PERMISSION
- 6TH FLOOR LEVEL PROPOSED PLAN ST PAUL'S HEIGHTS GRID OVERLAY
- VERTICAL LEFT
- ACCESSIBILITY STRATEGY
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- COVER LETTER
- 5TH FLOOR LEVEL GENERAL ARRANGEMENT SECTION A-A
- 5TH FLOOR LEVEL PROPOSED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN
- 5TH FLOOR LEVEL PROPOSED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN
- 5TH FLOOR LEVEL PROPOSED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN
- 6TH FLOOR LEVEL PROPOSED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN
- 6TH FLOOR LEVEL PROPOSED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN
- 6TH FLOOR LEVEL PROPOSED PLAN ST PAUL'S HEIGHTS GRID OVERLAY
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - ADDENDUM
- 6TH FLOOR LEVEL PROPOSED PLAN ST PAUL'S HEIGHTS GRID OVERLAY
- LV 6 PLANTER MARK UP
- COVER LETTER
- EMAIL - AGENT
- DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE
- 5TH FLOOR LEVEL PROPOSED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN
- 6TH FLOOR LEVEL PROPOSED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- 5TH FLOOR LEVEL PROPOSED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN
- 6TH FLOOR LEVEL PROPOSED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN
- 5TH & 6TH FLOOR LEVEL PROPOSED SECTION
- CONSENTED LAYOUT PLAN LEVEL 06
- MOREYSMITH_VINTNERS_PLANNING_LR
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City of London granted permission on 25 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.
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