Land Adjacent To 20 Bury Street London EC3A 5AX
Approved on 8 February 2019
Council decision: Raise Objections (Observation ApplicatioPlanning committee
Proposal
Demolition of existing building and structures and construction of a building to a height of 305.3m AOD for a mixed-use visitor attraction, including viewing areas [2,597sq.m GEA], an education facility [567sq.m GEA] (Sui Generis) and restaurant/bar use (Class A3/A4) [1,535sq.m GEA]; together with a retail unit at ground floor (Class A1); a new two-storey pavilion building [1,093sq.m GEA] (Sui Generis) comprising the principal visitor attraction entrance with retail at ground floor level (Class A1/A3) [11sq.m GEA] and a public roof garden; provision of ancillary cycle parking, servicing and plant and alterations to the public realm. [Total Scheme Area: 17,441sq.m GEA].This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement. A CD copy of the Environmental Statement may also be obtained from Peter Twemlow, DP9, 100 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5NQ.
- Received
- 19 November 2018
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- ReceivedReceived19 Nov
- ValidatedValidated19 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date10 Dec
- DecidedDecided8 Feb
Decided in 81 days
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at Land Adjacent To 20 Bury Street London EC3A 5AX. Tower Hamlets has handled 7,451 applications of this type. This one was decided in 81 days, 4 weeks longer than Tower Hamlets'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 5AX
- Application type
- Observations to Other Authorities
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 November 2018
- Target decision date
- 10 December 2018
- Committee meeting
- 5 February 2019
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 21 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.
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
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© 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 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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Source: Tower Hamlets
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