99 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3XD

P2023/3006/OBSObservations to Adjoining BoroughApproved

Approved on 10 November 2023

Council decision: Observations to adjoining borough - commentsDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

The City of London Corporation has received 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 the site known as 99 Bishopsgate. The proposed development comprises demolition of the existing buildings and erection of a new tower (240.5m AOD, 54 storeys excl. basement) and satellite buildings for office (Class E) (circa 97,000sq.m NIA), culture/community, retail and food and beverage uses (Class E) (circa 2000sq.m NIA); 3 basement levels, servicing access, and the provision of new public realm and landscaping and other associated works

Received: 16 October 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Islington
Ward: Within City (near Bunhill Ward), Within City (near Clerkenwell Ward)

ReceivedReceived16 Oct
ValidatedValidated16 Oct
Consult.Consultation16 Oct
TargetTarget Date6 Nov
DecidedDecided10 Nov

Decided in 25 days

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at 99 Bishopsgate , London , EC2M 3XD. Islington has handled 8,873 applications of this type. This one was decided in 25 days, 4 weeks quicker than Islington's typical decision time. The site is in 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 788 applications in total for the EC2M postcode area.

Application details

Postcode: EC2M 3XD
Application type: Observations to Adjoining Borough
Development type: Not Required
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 16 October 2023
Last date for comments: 16 October 2023
Target decision date: 6 November 2023
Application expires: 16 October 2023
Permission expires: 10 November 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 21 days

Additional information

UPRN: 100022933599
Documents: 2

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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

13 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Islington

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