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New City Court, 4-26 St Thomas Street, London

25/00027/OBSAll OtherAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Consultation by London Borough of Southwark on a request for an EIA Screening Opinion for the redevelopment of the site including partial demolition, extension and renewal of the existing office building to provide additional high quality office space, the redevelopment of Keats House with the retention of the existing historic facade, and the restoration and refurbishment of the Grade II listed Georgian terraces. Redevelopment of the site to include redevelopment of the existing 1980s office building with partial demolition (including demolition of the St Thomas Street entrance building and the King's Head Yard facade) the construction of side extensions and upward extension to add five storeys and create a ten storey office building plus plant, balconies, roof terraces and an office entrance on King's Head Yard Redevelopment of Keats House (nos. 24-26 St Thomas Street) with retention of the historic frontage and construction of a roof extension to add one storey of office floorspace -Restoration and refurbishment of the listed Georgian terrace (nos. 4-16 St Thomas Street) to created level front entrances to the offices, internal alterations and new glazed roof to the rear courtyard and associated public realm and highway works to St Thomas Street and King's Head Yard, cycle parking and all ancillary works (LBS ref. 25/AP/0051).

Submitted
9 January 2025
  1. Received9 Jan
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at New City Court, 4-26 St Thomas Street, London. City of London has handled 168 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 January 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 3 applications across DG.

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Application details

Application type
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Site constraints

Checking the site
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