Adjoining Borough Observations Within The Corporation Of London
Proposal
Observations on a proposed development within the adjoining Borough of City of London with respect to 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 70 Gracechurch Street. The proposed development comprises development of a new tower (154.7m AOD, 32 storeys excl. basement) for office (Class E) and cultural use (Class F2), retail and food and beverage uses (Class E) (circa 70,000sqm GIA); 4 basement levels, servicing access, landscaping, and other associated works at 70 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0HR.
- Received
- 27 May 2024
- Decided
- 24 June 2024 · Grant Permission
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Ward
- Adjoining Borough
- ReceivedSubmitted27 May
- ValidatedValidated27 May
- Consult.Consultation18 Jun
- TargetTarget Date24 Jun
- DecidedDecided24 Jun
Decided in 28 days
This is a planning application at Adjoining Borough Observations Within The Corporation Of London. Lambeth has handled 7,127 applications of this type and approves 82% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 28 days, 4 weeks quicker than Lambeth's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
Source: Lambeth
Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Track this application
Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.
Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202627 Feb
Observations on a proposed development within the adjoining Borough of City of London with respect to…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/00691/OBS - 202625 Feb
Observations on a proposed development within the adjoining Borough of City of London with respect to: 'This…
ApprovedObservations from adjoining Borough26/00622/OBS - 202623 Jan
Observations on a proposed development within the adjoining Borough of City of London with respect to the…
ApprovedObservations from adjoining Borough26/00203/OBS - 20253 Sep
Observations on a proposed development within the adjoining Borough of City of London with respect to…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)25/02803/OBS - 202411 Dec
Observations on a proposed development within the adjoining Borough of City of London with respect to request…
ApprovedObservations from adjoining Borough24/03882/OBS - 202410 May
Observations on a proposed development within the adjoining Borough of City of London with respect to…
ApprovedObservations from adjoining Borough24/01468/OBS
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: GuildhallPart of the site
- Scheduled monument: London Wall: remains of Roman fort wall and east gate under AldermanburyPart of the site · +1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What's been approved on your street?
See what the council approved and refused near this address for the project you have in mind, and the rules that apply here.