Planning application
Holborn Viaduct Bridge Over Farringdon Street
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Artistic illumination of the Holborn Viaduct over Farringdon Street, comprising the installation of: 267no. lighting components to the Holborn Viaduct; installation of 3no. lighting components to the Pavilion to the south-east of the Holborn Viaduct (24 Holborn Viaduct); 3no. lighting components to the Pavilion to the north-west of the Holborn Viaduct (50 Holborn Viaduct) and the installation of pigeon netting to the Holborn Viaduct.
As published by the council, reference 26/00939/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00939/FULL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 2 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Farringdon Within
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00940/LBC Granted
Holborn Viaduct Bridge Over Farringdon Street
Artistic illumination of the Holborn Viaduct over Farringdon Street, comprising the installation of: 267no. lighting components to the Holborn Viaduct; installation of 3no. lighting components to the Pavilion to the south-east of the Holborn Viaduct (24 Holborn Viaduct); and the installation of pigeon netting to the Holborn Viaduct.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jul 2026
Received by City of London
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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27 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Under Consideration.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 26/00940/LBC (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
- PLANNING PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT (CONDITIONAL)
- COMMENTS - TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATIONPLAN
- COVER LETTER FARRINGDON STREET
- FARRINGDON STREET LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL DESIGN RIBA STAGE 4 TECHNICAL DESIGN R
- OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION_INCLUDED_IN_ADDITIONAL PLANS_37425491
- FORM_1_CIL_ADDITIONAL_INFORMATION FARRINGDON STREET
- HOLBORN VIADUCT HERITAGE STATEMENT FARRINGDON STREET
- LIGHTING ASSESSMENT_INCLUDED_IN_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION_INCLUDED_IN_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- OUTLINE CONSTRUCTION LOGISTICS PLAN
- SITE PLAN
- FARRINGDON STREET LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL DESIGN RIBA STAGE 4 TECHNICAL DESIGN R
- OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION_INCLUDED_IN_ADDITIONAL PLANS
- PLANNING STATEMENT_INCLUDED_IN_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT_INCLUDED_IN_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
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