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

25/00266/OBSObservations from other BoroughsApproved

Approved on 12 March 2025

Council decision: No Objections to OBSDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Consultation by London Borough of Southwark on an application for 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 5 storeys and create a 10-storey office building plus plant, balconies and roof terraces; - 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 create level front entrances to the offices, internal alterations and new glazed roof to the rear courtyard (with separate LBC application ref. 24/AP/3804); - Associated public realm and highway works to St Thomas Street and King's Head Yard, cycle parking and all ancillary works. (LBS ref. 24/AP/3803).

Received: 20 February 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Bridge And Bridge Without

ReceivedReceived20 Feb
ValidatedValidated20 Feb
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date13 Mar
DecidedDecided12 Mar

Decided in 20 days

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 6,632 applications of this type. This one was decided in 20 days, 8 weeks quicker 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 91 applications across Bridge And Bridge Without.

Application details

Application type: Observations from other Boroughs
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 20 February 2025
Target decision date: 13 March 2025
Committee meeting: 12 March 2025
Permission expires: 12 March 2030

Planning decision

Statutory period: 21 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 4

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Listed building: Grade I: Church of St Magnus the MartyrOn or next to this site

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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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