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City Of London.

City Of London is a London borough with an approval rate of 98% across 2,559 substantive planning decisions spanning 24 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

Inner London24 wards23 appeals99% delegatedSave
City Of London · ward map
Approval rate — by ward
Lower ~68%
Higher ~90%
ShowingAll years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
At a glance · tap a metric to drill into this boroughAll investigations →
What wins here — City Of London's policy playbook[3]

What City Of London actually approves — its whole decision record, by application type — and the grounds its committee refuses on. Click through for the refusal grounds and the policies cited in the minutes.

Conditions
Full / major
Listed
Lawful
Data from publicly available City Of London planning records and committee minutes 2020-01 – 2026-05.
Case officers
Officer
Active
Applications
Approval rate
Mostly decides
Active
176
100%
Listed building
Active
162
100%
Full / major planning
Active
126
98%
Full / major planning
Active
97
100%
Full / major planning
Active
91
94%
Full / major planning
Active
81
100%
Full / major planning
Active
79
100%
Full / major planning
Active
78
99%
Listed building
Active
77
100%
Full / major planning
to 2024-07
74
100%
Full / major planning
Active
72
90%
Full / major planning
Active
69
97%
Full / major planning
Active
176
100%
Listed building
Active
162
100%
Full / major planning
Active
126
98%
Full / major planning
Show all 12 rows
Active
97
100%
Full / major planning
Active
91
94%
Full / major planning
Active
81
100%
Full / major planning
Active
79
100%
Full / major planning
Active
78
99%
Listed building
Active
77
100%
Full / major planning
to 2024-07
74
100%
Full / major planning
Active
72
90%
Full / major planning
Active
69
97%
Full / major planning

Approval rates per officer, 2020–2026. Based on decided applications only. All City Of London officers →

Planning committee members
Councillor
Ward
Party
Active
Cttee votes
Leaning
Not specified
0
subscribers
Tower
Independent / Other
0
subscribers
Cripplegate
Independent
0
subscribers
Not specified
0
subscribers
Queenhithe
Independent
0
subscribers
Cheap
Not specified
0
subscribers
Walbrook
Not specified
to 2022-11
0
subscribers
Not specified
0
subscribers
Not specified
0
subscribers
Tower
Independent / Other
0
subscribers
Cripplegate
Independent
0
subscribers
Show all 8 rows
Not specified
0
subscribers
Queenhithe
Independent
0
subscribers
Cheap
Not specified
0
subscribers
Walbrook
Not specified
to 2022-11
0
subscribers
Not specified
0
subscribers

Councillors on City Of London's planning committee, by their recorded committee votes. “Leaning” = whether they tend to vote to approve or refuse. Full voting records →

Wards — ranked
Ward
Applications
Approval rate
Refusal rate
116
100%
0.0%
79
100%
0.0%
67
100%
0.0%
46
100%
0.0%
34
100%
0.0%
26
100%
0.0%
14
100%
0.0%
220
99%
0.5%
99
99%
1.2%
97
99%
1.3%
88
99%
1.3%
200
98%
1.8%
76
98%
1.8%
65
98%
1.9%
116
98%
1.9%
263
98%
2.4%
201
98%
2.5%
56
96%
4.3%
50
96%
4.3%
46
95%
5.4%
37
91%
9.4%
35
88%
12.5%
116
100%
0.0%
79
100%
0.0%
67
100%
0.0%
Show all 24 rows
46
100%
0.0%
34
100%
0.0%
26
100%
0.0%
14
100%
0.0%
220
99%
0.5%
99
99%
1.2%
97
99%
1.3%
88
99%
1.3%
200
98%
1.8%
76
98%
1.8%
65
98%
1.9%
116
98%
1.9%
263
98%
2.4%
201
98%
2.5%
56
96%
4.3%
50
96%
4.3%
46
95%
5.4%
37
91%
9.4%
35
88%
12.5%

Click the map above to explore spatially, or a row to open the ward profile.

Consultant performance
Consultant
Applications
Approval rate
1. DP9 Limited
174
99%
2. Gerald Eve LLP
111
100%
3. Thomson Brothers (London) Ltd
78
100%
4. Savills (UK) Limited
57
100%
5. Rolfe Judd Planning
57
100%
6. Left City
45
100%
7. Daniel Watney LLP
42
100%
8. Iceni Projects Ltd
35
100%
1. DP9 Limited
174
99%
2. Gerald Eve LLP
111
100%
3. Thomson Brothers (London) Ltd
78
100%
Show all 8 rows
4. Savills (UK) Limited
57
100%
5. Rolfe Judd Planning
57
100%
6. Left City
45
100%
7. Daniel Watney LLP
42
100%
8. Iceni Projects Ltd
35
100%

Rankings based on applications submitted and decided. Performance from public planning records.

At a glance[2]
BoroughCity Of London
London approval avg81%
London overturn avg26%
Total appeals23
Appeals allowed6 (26.1%)
Conditions / approval
Local plan

The adopted City Of London Local Plan (targets, CIL, plan period) is a separate source still being loaded. What the record already shows: which applications win here, and the grounds refusals cite. City Of London's decision-notice parsing is limited coverage — condition-load and refusal-citation figures aren't shown until confidence improves.

What wins →

Sources & method
  1. [1]Approval rates, decision times, delegation and ward breakdowns — London Borough of City Of London planning register and published decision notices, 2020–2026. · methodology
  2. [2]London benchmarks, appeal overturn rates, appeals allowed and costs awarded — Planning Inspectorate (PINS) published appeal decisions. · PINS appeals casework
  3. [3]“What wins here” — City Of London’s substantive decision record grouped by application type; committee refusal grounds and cited policies coded from published committee minutes.
  4. [4]Condition load — City Of London's decision-notice parsing is limited coverage, so no figure is shown.
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.