Planning application
Portsoken Pavilion 1 Aldgate Square London EC3N 1AF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retention of a change of use of the premises from the lawful permitted use as Class E(b) (restaurant) to Sui Generis (drinking establishment) use.
As published by the council, reference 26/01294/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01294/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 16 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Portsoken
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC3N 1AF
Comment by 27 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on City of London's portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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23/00255/FULL Refused
Portsoken Pavilion 1 Aldgate Square London EC3N 1AF
Retention of a change of use of the premises from the lawful permitted use as Class E(b) (restaurant) to Sui Generis (drinking establishment) use.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2026
Received by City of London
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10 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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SM Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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