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Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA

Awaiting decision City of London 26/01220/ADVT

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Installation and display of: 5 No. non-illuminated hoarding signages measuring 23750 (w) x 600mm (h), 9845 (w) x 2100mm (h), 4645 (w) x 2100mm (h), 1500 (w) x 2100mm (h), 3238 (w) x 2100mm (h) at ground level on Finsbury Circus; 2 No. non-illuminated hoarding signages measuring 12595 (w) x 2100mm (h) and 11350 (w) x 2100mm (h) on ground level on Blomfield Street and non-illuminated printed scaffold wrap 29220mm wide on Finsbury Circus, 4962mm on the corner and 27270mm on Blomfield Street for a temporary period of three months.

As published by the council, reference 26/01220/ADVT

Application record

Reference
26/01220/ADVT
Status
Under Consideration
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Sep 2026
Ward
Coleman Street
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
EC2M 7EA

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of London register

This site has had 13 applications since 2022: 10 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01204/MDC Awaiting decision

    Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA

    Submission of Lighting Strategy and Technical Lighting Reports, Lighting and Luminaire Schedules, technical datasheets and lighting drawings pursuant to condition 5 of planning permission 26/00125/FULL dated 08.06.2026.

    Submitted 24 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/01205/LDC Awaiting decision

    Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA

    Submission of Lighting Strategy and Technical Lighting Reports, Lighting and Luminaire Schedules, technical datasheets and lighting drawings pursuant to condition 3 (Part g) of Listed Building Consent 26/00126/LBC dated 08.06.2026.

    Submitted 24 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00975/MDC Granted

    Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA

    Submission of detail of an inclusive entrance strategy, details of internal ramp and details of wayfinding pursuant to condition 6 of Planning Permission 26/00125/FULL dated 08.06.2026

    Decided 14 Oct 2026
  • 26/00841/MDC Granted

    Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA

    Submission of details Scheme for Protecting Works pursuant to condition 4 of Planning Permission 26/00325/FULL dated 27.05.2026.

    Decided 10 Jul 2026
  • 26/00842/MDC Granted

    Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA

    Submission of details of Scheme for Protecting Works pursuant to condition 9 of Planning Permission 26/00125/FULL dated 08.06.2026.

    Decided 10 Jul 2026
  • 26/00325/FULL Granted

    Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA

    Alteration to Western Facade including i) Removal and reinstatement of the rear facade to facilitate the installation of internal infill material; ii) Replacement of louvers at fifth floor level with glazing to facilitate the relevant change from plant room to office; iii) Installation of louvers at basement, first and fifth floors; Alterations to northern elevation including Replacement of windows at basement level to allow smoke extraction; and other associated works.

    Decided 27 May 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00326/LBC Granted

    Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA

    Alteration to Western Facade including i) Removal and reinstatement of the rear facade to facilitate the installation of internal infill material; ii) Replacement of louvers at fifth floor level with glazing to facilitate the relevant change from plant room to office; iii) Installation of louvers basement, first and fifth floors; Alterations to northern elevation including Replacement of windows at basement level to allow smoke extraction; and other associated works.

    Decided 27 May 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/00126/LBC Granted

    Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA

    Internal refurbishment works; installation of secondary glazing to existing windows; works to create a new accessible entrance at Blomfield Street; reconfiguration of new plant, including the erection of an acoustic enclosure and AC units at roof level; installation of external louvers; cleaning of the facade and other associated works; Installation of fire and wc extractors at roof level.

    Decided 8 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/00125/FULL Granted

    Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA

    Installation of secondary glazing to existing windows; Creation of a new accessible entrance at Blomfield Street; Reconfiguration of new plant and AC units at roof level, including the erection of an acoustic enclosure; Installation of external louvers; and Installation of fire and WC extractors at roof level.

    Decided 8 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • 23/01124/MDC Granted

    Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA

    Submission of a Construction Logistics Plan pursuant to condition 7 of planning permission 22/01047/FULL (dated 17/03/2023).

    Decided 30 Jan 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Aug 2026

    Received by City of London

  2. 14 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 November 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.

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 27 Aug 2026
  • D083_FHC_ADVERTISEMENT CONSENT APPLICATION_RENDERED MONTAGE Photograph · 27 Aug 2026
  • D083_FHC_ADVERTISEMENT CONSENT APPLICATION_ELEVATIONS_COMPRESSED Drawing · 27 Aug 2026
  • D083_FHC_ADVERTISEMENT CONSENT APPLICATION Report - Planning Statement/Report · 27 Aug 2026
  • D083_FHC_ADVERTISEMENT CONSENT APPLICATION_SITE LOCATION PLAN Site Plan · 27 Aug 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's median decision took 84 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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  • Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus City Of London London EC2M 7EA

    26/01497/OBS Submitted 5 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~30 Apr

    Installation of secondary glazing to existing windows; Creation of a new accessible entrance at Blomfield Street; Reconfiguration of new plant and AC units at roof level, including the erection of an acoustic enclosure; Installation of external louvers; Installation of fire and wc extractors at roof level.

    Awaiting decision Windows or glazing 1 doc
  • 23 Finsbury Circus London, London, London, EC2M 7EA

    2026/0476 Submitted 5 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Notification from the City of London of application 26/00125/FUL for the Installation of secondary glazing to existing windows; Creation of a new accessible entrance at Blomfield Street; Reconfiguration of new plant and AC units at roof level, including the erection of an acoustic enclosure; Installation of external louvers; Installation of fire and wc extractors at roof level;

    Granted Windows or glazing
  • Finsbury House,23 Finsbury Circus,London ,EC2M 7EA

    P/2026/00650/OBS Submitted 6 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    26/00125/FULL - Installation of secondary glazing to existing windows; Creation of a new accessible entrance at Blomfield Street; Reconfiguration of new plant and AC units at roof level, including the erection of an acoustic enclosure; Installation of external louvers; Installation of fire and wc extractors at roof level.

    Granted Windows or glazing 3 docs
  • 23, Finsbury House, Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7EA

    PA26/0767 Submitted 5 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Installation of secondary glazing to existing windows; creation of a new accessible entrance to Bromfield Street; reconfiguration of new plant and AC units at roof level, including the erection of an acoustic enclosure; installation of external louvres; installation of fire and wc extractors at roof level.

    Granted Outline Windows or glazing 3 docs
  • Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA

    26/00841/MDC Submitted 10 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Submission of details Scheme for Protecting Works pursuant to condition 4 of Planning Permission 26/00325/FULL dated 27.05.2026.

    Granted 5 docs
  • Finsbury House 23 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EA

    26/00842/MDC Submitted 10 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Submission of details of Scheme for Protecting Works pursuant to condition 9 of Planning Permission 26/00125/FULL dated 08.06.2026.

    Granted 5 docs