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38, Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1PX

Awaiting decision City of London 26/01221/OBS

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Proposal

Consultation by the London Borough of Islington on application for variation of condition 9 of Planning Conent Ref: P2020/3548/FUL, dated 18/03/2022, as amended by non-material Ref: P2025/0893/NMA and Ref: P2025/2537/NMA. The amendemnts seeks to extend the operations hours of the roof terrace areas from 7pm to 10pm Monday to Friday (LBI ref: P2026/1898/S73).

As published by the council, reference 26/01221/OBS

Application record

Reference
26/01221/OBS
Status
Unknown
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Bishopsgate
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
EC2A 1PX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Aug 2026

    Received by City of London

  2. 10 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 12 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Unknown

    Previously Under Consideration.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 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 84 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

1 document on file for this application

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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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