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WC2A 1LB.

WC2A 1LB has 10 known premises and 11 planning records — 11 approved of 11 decided (100%).

Postcode WC2A 1LB · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther52 exact52 on the map — every match
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10
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
11
Applications
11 decided
100%
Approval rate
11 approved · 0 refused
0
EPC records
none recorded
52
Mapped applications
inside the postcode shape
Postcode unit boundary from Ordnance Survey; premises and applications inside it. Aggregates describe the area, not any single premises.
Property

What is it?

WC2A 1LB has 10 known premises and 11 planning records — 11 approved of 11 decided (100%).

Premises

Planning

What happened?

11 planning applications across the postcode; 11 approved of 11 decided (100%). Latest 11 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Installation and display of: (i) one internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.6m high, 1.31m wide, at 3.51m above ground; (ii) one externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.4m high, 0.4m wide, 2.68m above ground.
28 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LB · premises record
Advertisement Consent
Approved
2025-03-31
Installation of louvre transom panel to the existing fascia panel at unit 8 at ground floor level.
Unit 8 28 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LB · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2021-11-12
Change of use of Unit 8 from Use Class A1 (Retail) to Use Class E (Commercial Services and Business Use).
Unit 8 28 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LB · premises record
Applicant Harrowwood Asset Ltd · Agent Gerald Eve LLP · Officer Liam Hart
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2021-04-16
Installation of louvre transom panel to the existing fascia panel at unit 7 at ground floor level.
28 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LB · premises record
Applicant Honi Poke · Agent FALKINTHEROAD · Officer Kurt Gagen
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2019-07-05
Installation and display of: (i) one non-illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.23m high, 2.35m wide, at a height above ground of 4m; (ii) one externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.6m high, 0.7m wide, at a height above ground of 3.13m.
28 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LB · premises record
Applicant Honi Poke · Agent FALKINTHEROAD · Officer Liam Hart
Advertisement Consent
Approved
2019-06-26
Submission of details of the new entrance, access bridge, upstands, balustrading and entrance lobby pursuant to conditions 6 and 8 of planning permission 18/00036/FULL dated 15 March 2018 (14 May revisions).
28 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LB · premises record
Applicant Mr Hilborne · Agent Scott Brownrigg · Officer Liam Hart
Submission of details (Planning)
Approved
2019-01-22
Installation and display of: (i) one set of stainless steel halo-illuminated fascia letters measuring 0.44m high, 1.4m wide, at a height above ground of 2.95m; (ii) four non-illuminated printed awnings signs measuring 0.3m high, 2.25m wide, at heights above ground of 2.78m, 2.83m, 3.05 and 3.06m respectively.
28 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LB · premises record
Applicant Cojean · Agent Britsch Design · Officer Liam Hart
Advertisement Consent
Approved
2018-09-05
Alterations to the existing shopfront, including the installation of: (i) new double entrance doors to Chancery Lane; (ii) louvre transom panels to the existing fascia panels to Chancery Lane and Breams Buildings; (iii) two retractable canvas awnings to Chancery Lane; and (iv) two retractable awnings to Breams Buildings.
28 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LB · premises record
Applicant Cojean · Agent Britsch Design · Officer Liam Hart
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2018-09-04
Change of use of ground floor retail unit 8 from retail use (Class A1) to restaurant and cafe use (Class A3) (185sq.m).
Unit 8 28 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LB · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2018-06-26
Details of external surfaces within the site boundary pursuant to condition 6(o) of planning permission 11/00426/FULMAJ dated 28.03.12.
25-26 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LB · premises record
Approved
2016-12-02
Installation and display of: (i) one internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.6m high, 1.31m wide, at 3.51m above ground; (ii) one externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.4m high, 0.4m wide, 2.68m above ground.
28 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LB · premises record
Approved
2025-03-31
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Advertisement Consent
Installation of louvre transom panel to the existing fascia panel at unit 8 at ground floor level.
Unit 8 28 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LB · premises record
Approved
2021-11-12
More
Full Planning Permission
Change of use of Unit 8 from Use Class A1 (Retail) to Use Class E (Commercial Services and Business Use).
Unit 8 28 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LB · premises record
Applicant Harrowwood Asset Ltd · Agent Gerald Eve LLP · Officer Liam Hart
Approved
2021-04-16
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Full Planning Permission
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Installation of louvre transom panel to the existing fascia panel at unit 7 at ground floor level.
28 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LB · premises record
Applicant Honi Poke · Agent FALKINTHEROAD · Officer Kurt Gagen
Approved
2019-07-05
More
Full Planning Permission
Installation and display of: (i) one non-illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.23m high, 2.35m wide, at a height above ground of 4m; (ii) one externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.6m high, 0.7m wide, at a height above ground of 3.13m.
28 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LB · premises record
Applicant Honi Poke · Agent FALKINTHEROAD · Officer Liam Hart
Approved
2019-06-26
More
Advertisement Consent
Submission of details of the new entrance, access bridge, upstands, balustrading and entrance lobby pursuant to conditions 6 and 8 of planning permission 18/00036/FULL dated 15 March 2018 (14 May revisions).
28 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LB · premises record
Applicant Mr Hilborne · Agent Scott Brownrigg · Officer Liam Hart
Approved
2019-01-22
More
Submission of details (Planning)
Installation and display of: (i) one set of stainless steel halo-illuminated fascia letters measuring 0.44m high, 1.4m wide, at a height above ground of 2.95m; (ii) four non-illuminated printed awnings signs measuring 0.3m high, 2.25m wide, at heights above ground of 2.78m, 2.83m, 3.05 and 3.06m respectively.
28 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LB · premises record
Applicant Cojean · Agent Britsch Design · Officer Liam Hart
Approved
2018-09-05
More
Advertisement Consent
Alterations to the existing shopfront, including the installation of: (i) new double entrance doors to Chancery Lane; (ii) louvre transom panels to the existing fascia panels to Chancery Lane and Breams Buildings; (iii) two retractable canvas awnings to Chancery Lane; and (iv) two retractable awnings to Breams Buildings.
28 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LB · premises record
Applicant Cojean · Agent Britsch Design · Officer Liam Hart
Approved
2018-09-04
More
Full Planning Permission
Change of use of ground floor retail unit 8 from retail use (Class A1) to restaurant and cafe use (Class A3) (185sq.m).
Unit 8 28 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LB · premises record
Approved
2018-06-26
More
Full Planning Permission
Details of external surfaces within the site boundary pursuant to condition 6(o) of planning permission 11/00426/FULMAJ dated 28.03.12.
25-26 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LB · premises record
Approved
2016-12-02
More

Building control

Building-control records are not yet collected for City Of London — the register is being gathered borough by borough (held so far: Lambeth, Brent, Ealing, Westminster, City and others).

Place

What affects it?

Every mapped designation touching a premises in this postcode, with how many of its 10 premises each one covers.

Designation
Coverage
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000006 · covers 10 of 10 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Archaeological Priority Area
All of the City is considered to have archaeological potential, except where there is evidence that archaeological remains have been lost due to deep basement construction or other groundworks (3.12.18, City of London Local Plan January 2015). For the · reference 77190 · covers 10 of 10 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Conservation Area
Chancery Lane · reference 26 · covers 10 of 10 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000006 · covers 10 of 10 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Archaeological Priority Area
All of the City is considered to have archaeological potential, except where there is evidence that archaeological remains have been lost due to deep basement construction or other groundworks (3.12.18, City of London Local Plan January 2015). For the · reference 77190 · covers 10 of 10 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Conservation Area
Chancery Lane · reference 26 · covers 10 of 10 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.

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People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 11 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
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Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 2 applications
Agent on 2 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
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Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
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Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 2 applications
Agent on 2 applications
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent11 applications and 52 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
EnergyNo EPC records joined yet.
What is not assertedNo capacity, value or ownership claim is made at area level; those belong to individual premises records and their evidence.

Intent signals

The Developer Plan

Ownership, finance and market signals recorded at addresses in this postcode — each with date and source. Signals are evidence of change, not a prediction.

1 intent signal recorded in this postcode
Ageing director
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Boundary: OS Postcode Unit areas (Ordnance Survey), 2026-08-14. Planning records: canonical stage2. EPC: EPC register. Premises: OS AddressBase / UPRN.
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