Planning application
Senator House 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4AB
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Observation requested by City of London for change of use of floors within the existing office building (Class E) for flexible use for continued Class E use or a combination of office floors with 1-2 levels for flexible use for conference and education use (Class F1) and associated internal and external alterations, including excavation of existing car park to provide a courtyard garden at level 0; alterations to level 0 eastern facade to provide doors and windows onto courtyard garden; reduction of existing car parking spaces from 8 to 4; installation of new cycle parking; enhanced end-oftrip facilities; replacement of existing window fenestrations and windows on Upper Thames Street and Fye Foot Lane; alterations to Level 2 entrances on Queen Victoria Street; and alterations to existing roof terrace.
As published by the council, reference PA/25/02159/NC
Application record
- Reference
- PA/25/02159/NC
- Type
- Observations to Other Authorities
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection (Observations Applications)
- Received
- 10 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 10 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 17 Dec 2025
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC4V 4AB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tower Hamlets register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/25/02159 Granted
Senator House 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4AB
Observation requested by City of London for change of use of floors within the existing office building (Class E) for flexible use for continued Class E use or a combination of office floors with 1-2 levels for flexible use for conference and education use (Class F1) and associated internal and external alterations, including excavation of existing car park to provide a courtyard garden at level 0; alterations to level 0 eastern facade to provide doors and windows onto courtyard garden; reduction of existing car parking spaces from 8 to 4; installation of new cycle parking; enhanced end-oftrip facilities; replacement of existing window fenestrations and windows on Upper Thames Street and Fye Foot Lane; alterations to Level 2 entrances on Queen Victoria Street; and alterations to existing roof terrace.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Dec 2025
Received by Tower Hamlets
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17 Dec 2025
Decision issued: No Objection (Observations Applications)
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Tower Hamlets granted permission on 17 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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Senator House 85 Queen Victoria Street City Of London London EC4V 4AB
Change of use of floors within the existing Office Building (Class E) for flexible use for continued Class E use or a combination of office floors with 1-2 levels for flexible use for conference and education use (Class F1) and associated internal and external alterations, including excavation of existing car park to provide a courtyard garden at level 0; alterations to level 0 eastern facade to provide doors and windows onto courtyard garden; reduction of existing car parking spaces from 8 to 4; installation of new cycle parking; enhanced end-oftrip facilities; replacement of existing window fenestrations and windows on Upper Thames Street and Fye Foot Lane; alterations to Level 2 entrances on Queen Victoria Street; and alterations to existing roof terrace.
Decided Windows or glazing 4 docs -
Senator House, 85 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4AB
Change of use of floors within the existing Office building (Class E) for flexible use for continued Class E use or a combination of office floors with 1-2 levels for flexible use for conference and education use (Class F1) and associated external alterations.
Granted Outline 2 docs -
Senator House 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4AB
Observation requested by City of London for change of use of floors within the existing office building (Class E) for flexible use for continued Class E use or a combination of office floors with 1-2 levels for flexible use for conference and education use (Class F1) and associated internal and external alterations, including excavation of existing car park to provide a courtyard garden at level 0; alterations to level 0 eastern facade to provide doors and windows onto courtyard garden; reduction of existing car parking spaces from 8 to 4; installation of new cycle parking; enhanced end-oftrip facilities; replacement of existing window fenestrations and windows on Upper Thames Street and Fye Foot Lane; alterations to Level 2 entrances on Queen Victoria Street; and alterations to existing roof terrace.
Granted Windows or glazing 2 docs -
Senator House 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4AB
99% historically approved · decision due ~24 Aug
Submission of Scheme of Protective Works - Noise and Dust Management Plan pursuant to discharge of condition 25 of planning permission 25/01596/FULL dated 26.03.2026.
Awaiting decision 5 docs -
Senator House 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4AB
Submission of Site Condition Survey pursuant to discharge of condition 21 of planning permission 25/01596/FULL dated 27.03.2026.
Granted 4 docs -
Senator House 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4AB
Submission of details of Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan pursuant to condition 30 of Planning Permission 25/01596/FULL dated 27.03.2026.
Withdrawn 3 docs