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Development Site At 130 Fenchurch Street City Of London London EC3M 5DJ

24/05829/OBSApplication for obs to adj boroughsApproved

Approved on 12 September 2024

Council decision: No CommentDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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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 Fountain House, 130 Fenchurch Street. The proposed development comprises demolition of the existing buildings, erection of a new building to provide a mix of office, retail and cultural floorspace, new spaces at ground level, hard and soft landscaping and associated works. The building would be circa 29-33 storeys above ground at an approximate height of 165m AOD. The estimated total floorspace is between 37,161sqm - 46,452sqm NIA.

Received
21 August 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
  1. Received21 Aug
  2. Validated21 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target11 Sep
  5. Decided12 Sep

Decided in 22 days

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Development Site At 130 Fenchurch Street City Of London London EC3M 5DJ. Westminster has handled 27,173 applications of this type. This one was decided in 22 days, 4 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 546 applications in total for the EC3M postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
EC3M 5DJ
Application type
Application for obs to adj boroughs
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 August 2024
Target decision date
11 September 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
City Of London
Agent address
Environment Department PO Box 270, Guildhall, London EC2P 2EJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
21 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Leadenhall MarketNext to the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: 37-39, Lime StreetOn or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, 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

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 2026-11-03. 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.

Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    24 Mar

    Temporary change of use of part of the ground floor for culture use (Class F1)

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission26/00426/FULL
  2. 2025
    27 Aug

    Observations to adjoining borough - City of London Planning authority ref: 25/00529/FULEIA

    ApprovedObservations to Adjoining BoroughP2025/2447/OBS
  3. 2025
    27 Aug

    RECONSULTATION: Phased development for the demolition of all buildings and structures to existing slab level…

    ApprovedApplication for obs to adj boroughs25/06101/OBS
  4. 2025
    2 May

    Notification from City of London of application 25/00529/FULEIA

    ApprovedAll Other2025/1056
  5. 2025
    2 May

    Phased development for the demolition of all buildings and structures to existing slab level, erection of a…

    PendingApplication for obs to adj boroughs25/03130/OBS
  6. 2025
    2 May

    Observations on Phased development for the demolition of all buildings and structures to existing slab level…

    ApprovedObservations to Adjoining BoroughP2025/1258/OBS

Source: Westminster

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