Planning application
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
Relates to 25/00347/LBC
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Submission of Green Roof Details pursuant to discharge of Condition 5(g) of planning permission 25/00347/LBC dated 24.06.2026.
As published by the council, reference 26/01155/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01155/LDC
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 12 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Cordwainer
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC4N 4SA
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 12 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01218/MDC Awaiting decision
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
Submission of Archaeological Written Statement of Investigation pursuant to discharge of Condition 2 of planning permission 25/00346/FULL dated 24.06.2026.
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26/01199/MDC Awaiting decision
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
Submission of Highway Condition Survey pursuant to discharge of Condition 6 of planning permission 25/00346/FULL dated 24.06.2026.
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26/01173/MDC Awaiting decision
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
Submission of Green Roof Details pursuant to discharge of Condition 9 and 10(g) of planning permission 25/00346/FULL dated 24.06.2026.
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26/01099/MDC Decided
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
Submission of details of proposed red Fire Fighter Plaque pursuant to Condition 10 part j of planning permission 25/00346/FULL dated 24.06.2026.
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26/01095/LDC Decided
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
Submission of details of proposed red Fire Fighter Plaque pursuant to Condition 5 part (j) of Listed Building Consent 25/00347/LBC dated 24.06.2026.
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25/00346/FULL Awaiting decision
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
(i) Change of use of upper floors and part lower ground floors from office use (Class E) to apart-hotel (Class C1); (ii) change of use of part ground floor from office and retail uses (Class E) to apart-hotel (Class C1); (iii) roof extensions at fourth and fifth floor levels to provide apart-hotel accommodation (Class C1); (iv) erection of a plant room at sixth floor level; (v) alterations to ground floor entrance to Queen Victoria Street; (vi) alterations to the existing shopfronts; (vii) and other associated works.
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25/00347/LBC Awaiting decision
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
External and internal alterations to facilitate the use of the building as an apart-hotel (Class C1), including: (i) remodelling and extensions at fourth and fifth floor levels; (ii) erection of a plant room at sixth floor level; (iii) removal of one ground floor retail unit to provide enlarged reception area; (iv) demolition of modern partitions on the upper floors; (v) new rationalised central staircase, secondary escape stair and accessible lift to serve all floors; and (vi) and other associated works.
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25/00203/LDC Awaiting decision
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
Submission of Details Pursuant to Condition 4 (Detailed Drawings) of Listed Building Consent 24/00678/LBC
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25/00202/MDC Awaiting decision
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
Submission of drawings pursuant to full discharge of condition 2 of planning permission 24/00677/FULL dated 11.10.2024.
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24/00678/LBC Granted
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
Replacement of the existing single glazed windows and secondary glazing at levels 01 to 05 with double glazed timber framed windows.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Aug 2026
Received by City of London
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18 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 October 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 85 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
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25/00347/LBC Awaiting decision
Albert Buildings 49 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4SA
External and internal alterations to facilitate the use of the building as an apart-hotel (Class C1), including: (i) remodelling and extensions at fourth and fifth floor levels; (ii) erection of a plant room at sixth floor level; (iii) removal of one ground floor retail unit to provide enlarged reception area; (iv) demolition of modern partitions on the upper floors; (v) new rationalised central staircase, secondary escape stair and accessible lift to serve all floors; and (vi) and other associated works.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in The Oval
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- GREEN ROOF DETAILS
- 260812 - ALBERT BUILDINGS - CONDITIONS FULL 9 AND 10 G AND LBC 5G (GREEN ROOFS)
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Open the documentsWhat 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 lawful development applications in a median of 78 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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