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3 Crane Court London EC4A 2EJ

Awaiting decision City of London 26/01486/CLOPD

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Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) for confirmation that use of the building for a mix of café and bookshop, retail art gallery, with the third floor retained as office would fall within Use Class E of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended).

As published by the council, reference 26/01486/CLOPD

Application record

Reference
26/01486/CLOPD
Status
Under Consideration
Received
21 Oct 2026
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Ward
Castle Baynard
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
EC4A 2EJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Oct 2026

    Received by City of London

  2. 3 Nov 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 December 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.

Who's behind it

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Inspire Planning Solutions Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Preston

Active · incorporated 2015 · Preston

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CEI Applicant, registered in Milton Keynes

Active · incorporated 1995 · Milton Keynes

1 application on PlanIndex

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Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

  • LOCATIONPLAN Site Plan · 21 Oct 2026
  • PROPOSED PLANS Drawing · 21 Oct 2026
  • EXISTING ELEVATIONS Drawing · 21 Oct 2026
  • APPENDIX 1- PRE-APPLICATION RESPONSE - 3 CRANE COURT Report - Planning Statement/Report · 21 Oct 2026
  • APPENDIX 3 - MARKETING BROCHURE 3 CRANE COURT Report - Planning Statement/Report · 21 Oct 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 21 Oct 2026
  • PROPOSED PLANS Drawing · 21 Oct 2026
  • EXISTING PLANS Drawing · 21 Oct 2026
  • EXISTING PLANS Drawing · 21 Oct 2026
  • SUPPORTING STATEMENT LDC CRANE COURT V1.1 F Report - Planning Statement/Report · 21 Oct 2026
  • APPENDIX 2 - SUMMARY VALUATION - VALUATION OFFICE - GOV.UK Report - Planning Statement/Report · 21 Oct 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

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on City of London's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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