1, Silk Street, EC2Y 8AL
Approved on 28 October 2026
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Proposal
This development is proposed to be a phased development (phase 1: demolition, phase 2 construction) comprising: the demolition of the existing buildings, partial retention of the existing basement (including creation of a mezzanine) and construction of a new building for office use (Class E(g)), flexible office/community use (Class E(g)/F2), flexible cultural/event uses (Sui Generis) and flexible retail/service/food and beverage uses (Class E(a)-(c)); comprising a basement level, ground and 20 upper storeys plus roof plant level; creation of new public space and new pedestrian routes at ground level; hard and soft landscaping; pedestrian and vehicle access; blue badge car and cycle parking; ancillary servicing, plant and other back of house space; excavation to accommodate attenuation tank beneath existing basement slab, external alterations and demolition to the south elevation of the adjoining Porter Tun Room of the former Whitbread Brewery; associated highway works, enabling works and other works associated with the development.
- Submitted
- 11 September 2025
- Council
- City of London Corporation
- ReceivedSubmitted11 Sep
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided28 Oct
Decided in 412 days (council typically 77)
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at 1, Silk Street, EC2Y 8AL. City of London has handled 60 applications of this type. This one was decided in 412 days, 48 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 11 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 9 applications across CM. We hold 387 applications in total for the EC2Y postcode area.
100% of full planning & listed building consent 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
- EC2Y 8AL
- Application type
- Full planning & listed building consent
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: BreweryNext to the site
- Listed building: Grade II: Whitbread'S Brewery Building, Next to the King'S Head Public HouseOn or next to this site · +2 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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Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202630 Oct
This development is proposed to be a phased development (phase 1: demolition, phase 2 construction)…
PendingAll Other26/07430/OBS - 20269 Jul
Consultation by the London Borough of Islington on Listed Building Consent for Proposed storerooms…
ApprovedListed building consent26/00982/OBS - 20269 Jul
Consultation by the London Borough of Islington on proposed storerooms, workshops, utility room, toilet, damp…
ApprovedListed building consent26/00979/OBS - 202624 Feb
This development is proposed to be a phased development (phase 1: demolition, phase 2 construction)…
PendingApplication for obs to adj boroughs26/01229/OBS - 202519 Sep
An application for planning permission (25/00829/FULEIA
ApprovedListed building consent25/06796/OBS - 202519 Sep
This development is proposed to be a phased development (phase 1: demolition, phase 2 construction)…
RefusedObservations to Adjoining BoroughP2025/2707/OBS - 200231 Jan
Renewal of planning permission granted on 6th March 1997 (Reg. Plan No. 96-5182B
ApprovedFull Planning Permission5182D
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