1 Undershaft, London, EC3A 8EE

P2023/2482/OBSObservations to Adjoining BoroughApproved

Approved on 27 October 2023

Council decision: Observations to adjoining borough - no commentsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Observation to the City of London relating to a request for an EIA Scoping Opinion under regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for the redevelopment of 1 Undershaft, for the demolition of the existing building and the construction of a ground plus 74 storey building for office use (Class E, up to approximately 109,980m²), retail, and food and beverage facilities (Use Class E, up to approximately 2,590m²) viewing gallery and education spaces (up to approximately 2,450m²). Plus, the provision of a new servicing access and public realm and highways alterations including the provision of raised publicly accessible podium at level 10.

Received: 22 August 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Islington

ReceivedReceived22 Aug
ValidatedValidated22 Aug
Consult.Consultation22 Aug
TargetTarget Date12 Sep
DecidedDecided27 Oct

Decided in 66 days

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at 1 Undershaft , London , EC3A 8EE. Islington has handled 8,873 applications of this type. This one was decided in 66 days, 10 days longer than Islington's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 292 applications in total for the EC3A postcode area.

Application details

Postcode: EC3A 8EE
Application type: Observations to Adjoining Borough
Development type: Not Required
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 22 August 2023
Last date for comments: 22 August 2023
Target decision date: 12 September 2023
Application expires: 22 August 2023
Permission expires: 27 October 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 21 days

Additional information

UPRN: 100022934747
Documents: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

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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Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Islington

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