City of London Corporation
Development Management and Planning Services
Address:
City of London Corporation
Guildhall
PO Box 270
London
EC2P 2EJ
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Website:
https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/planning
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Telephone:
020 7332 1710
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Email:
The City of London Corporation directs general planning enquiries through its official Planning Team contact form rather than publishing a general planning email address:
https://mycity.cityoflondon.gov.uk/service/Planning_enquiry
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PAS Planning Directory
This page is part of the PAS Planning Directory, a growing planning resource created to help homeowners, developers and property professionals find local planning portals, search planning applications, access planning registers and understand the next step before making a planning application.
City of London Planning Portal and Planning Applications
Planning Information for the Square Mile, Barbican, Bank, Fleet Street and the Wider City of London
The City of London Corporation is the local planning authority for the historic and commercial centre of London, commonly known as the Square Mile. Its planning area includes Bank, Barbican, Blackfriars, Farringdon Within, Fleet Street, Guildhall, Liverpool Street, Moorgate, St Paul’s, Monument, Aldgate and the riverside areas beside the Thames.
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Unlike most London boroughs, the City of London contains a particularly dense concentration of offices, financial institutions, historic buildings, transport infrastructure, cultural venues and internationally significant landmarks. Planning applications frequently involve office refurbishment, redevelopment, changes of use, shopfronts, advertisements, listed-building works, rooftop plant, public-realm improvements and major commercial developments.
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Residential planning applications also arise within areas such as the Barbican and Golden Lane estates. Many homes in the City are flats, meaning that alterations which might ordinarily be permitted development for a house—such as replacing windows or external doors—may still require planning permission. The City Corporation specifically advises that permitted development rights for flats are more limited.
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Planning proposals in the Square Mile can be affected by conservation areas, listed buildings, archaeology, protected views, the setting of St Paul’s Cathedral, the Tower of London and the Monument, as well as policies governing tall buildings, office accommodation, sustainability and the historic environment. The City Corporation also maintains an Article 4 direction restricting the conversion of offices to residential use.
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The City of London planning register provides access to current and historic applications, submitted drawings, supporting documents, consultation responses and planning decisions. Applicants considering work in this sensitive central London location should review the planning history, local policies and validation requirements before preparing a submission.
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Planning Application Services can assist with planning advice, architectural drawings and the preparation and submission of applications for properties and development sites throughout the City of London.
