1 Undershaft London EC3A 8EE

23/01423/FULEIAFull Planning Permission with EIAApproved

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Approved on 23 December 2025

Planning committee86 conditions

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Proposal

Demolition of the existing buildings, retention and partial expansion of existing basement plus construction of a ground, plus 73 storey building (plus plant) for office use (Use Class E(g)); Retail/food and beverage (Use Class E(a)-(b)); Public amenity space (Flexible Class E(a)-(d) / Class F1 / Sui Generis); publicly accessible education space and viewing gallery at levels 72 and 73 (Sui Generis); public cycle hub (Sui Generis); plus podium garden at level 11, installation of a digital screen, public realm improvement works, ancillary basement cycle parking, servicing, plant, highway works and other works associated with the proposed development.

Received: 27 December 2023
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 58
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Lime Street
Agent: DP9 Limited

ReceivedReceived27 Dec
ValidatedValidated10 Jan
Consult.Consultation21 Nov
TargetTarget Date1 May
DecidedDecided23 Dec

Decided in 713 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at 1 Undershaft London EC3A 8EE. City of London has handled 95 applications of this type. This one was decided in 727 days, 93 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 22 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Lime Street. We hold 292 applications in total for the EC3A 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: EC3A 8EE
Application type: Full Planning Permission with EIA
Scale / size: Large

Planning application dates

Date validated: 10 January 2024
Consultation expiry: 21 November 2024
Consultation start: 22 October 2024
Consultation end: 21 November 2024
Neighbour consultation start: 29 November 2024
Neighbour consultation end: 21 November 2024
Last date for comments: 21 November 2024
Target decision date: 1 May 2024
Committee meeting: 13 December 2024

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: DP9 Limited
Agent address: Attn: Louise Overton 100 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5NQ

Planning decision

Case officer: Gemma Delves
Statutory period: 112 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 22 October 2024
Advertisement expiry: 12 November 2024
Site notice start: 25 January 2024
Site notice end: 15 February 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12671574
Documents: 427

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: St Helen's PlacePart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: Iron Gates and Railings to Entrance of Church of St Andrew UndershaftOn or next to this site · +1 more
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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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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