21 Moorfields, Land Bounded By Moorfields, Fore Street Avenue, Moor Lane & New Union Street London EC2P 2HT

14/01179/FULEIAFull Planning Permission with EIAApproved

Full

Approved on 25 November 2015

Planning committee

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Demolition of existing building and structures to existing ground slab level and construction of a mixed use development above and around the new Crossrail station entrance to provide office (Class B1) space [64,683sqm GEA], retail (Class A1/A3/A4) space [1,156sqm GEA], a replacement City walkway, a new public square, cycle parking, servicing, storage, plant, landscaping and associated works. [Total 65,839sqm GEA]

Received: 28 November 2014
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 49
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Coleman Street

ReceivedReceived28 Nov
ValidatedValidated28 Nov
Consult.Consultation13 Jan
TargetTarget Date20 Mar
DecidedDecided25 Nov

Decided in 362 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at 21 Moorfields, Land Bounded By Moorfields, Fore Street Avenue, Moor Lane & New Union Street London EC2P 2HT. City of London has handled 95 applications of this type. This one was decided in 362 days, 41 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across Coleman Street. We hold 25 applications in total for the EC2P postcode area.

93% of outline applications at City of London Corporation were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 11 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: EC2P 2HT
Application type: Full Planning Permission with EIA
Scale / size: Large
Parish: Moorfields, Moorgate Station

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 November 2014
Consultation expiry: 13 January 2015
Consultation start: 16 December 2014
Consultation end: 13 January 2015
Neighbour consultation start: 25 November 2015
Neighbour consultation end: 7 January 2015
Last date for comments: 13 January 2015
Target decision date: 20 March 2015
Committee meeting: 2 June 2015
Permission expires: 25 November 2020

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent address: Attn: Laura Jenkinson 65 Gresham Street London EC2V 7NQ

Planning decision

Case officer: Tony Newman
Statutory period: 112 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 16 December 2014
Advertisement expiry: 6 January 2015
Site notice start: 18 December 2014
Site notice end: 8 January 2015

Additional information

Documents: 315

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: City of London

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