City Tower And City Place House 40 - 55 Basinghall Street London EC2V

21/00116/FULMAJFull Major ApplicationApproved

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Approved on 29 September 2021

Planning committee

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Proposal

Demolition of the existing building at 55 Basinghall Street (known as City Place House) and the erection of a thirteen storey Class E building for commercial, business and service use with Class E retail use at ground floor level with works to include partial removal, re-alignment and reinstatement of existing walkways; partial demolition, reconfiguration and refurbishment of the basement, lower ground, ground and mezzanine floors of 40 Basinghall Street (known as City Tower) for Class E commercial, business and service and retail use works to include the provision of a new lift and staircase between street and Highwalk level and reconfiguration and re landscaping of the existing first floor terrace area; formation of a new pedestrian route between London Wall and Basinghall Street; hard and soft landscaping works including alterations to and within the public highway; other works incidental to the proposed development (49,119 sq.m).

Received: 18 February 2021
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 29
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Bassishaw

ReceivedReceived18 Feb
ValidatedValidated25 Mar
Consult.Consultation18 Jun
TargetTarget Date24 Jun
DecidedDecided29 Sep

Decided in 188 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at City Tower And City Place House 40 - 55 Basinghall Street London EC2V. City of London has handled 1,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 223 days, 21 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Bassishaw.

98% of full 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

Application type: Full Major Application
Scale / size: Large

Planning application dates

Date validated: 25 March 2021
Consultation expiry: 6 July 2021
Consultation start: 4 June 2021
Consultation end: 18 June 2021
Neighbour consultation start: 18 June 2021
Neighbour consultation end: 15 June 2021
Last date for comments: 6 July 2021
Target decision date: 24 June 2021
Committee meeting: 29 June 2021

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent address: Attn: Mike Worthington 100 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5NQ

Planning decision

Case officer: Gemma Delves
Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 8 June 2021
Advertisement expiry: 29 June 2021
Site notice start: 8 June 2021
Site notice end: 6 July 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-09460829
Documents: 121

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

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