1 Silk Street City Of London London EC2Y 8HQ
Approved on 8 October 2025
Council decision: No CommentDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
An application for planning permission (25/00829/FULEIA) for the following development at the above site: This development is proposed to be a phased development (phase 1: demolition, phase 2 construction) comprising: the demolition of the existing buildings, partial retention of the existing basement (including creation of a mezzanine) and construction of a new building for office use (Class E(g)), flexible office/community use (Class E(g)/F2), flexible cultural/event uses (Sui Generis) and flexible retail/service/food and beverage uses (Class E(a)-(c)); comprising a basement level, ground and 20 upper storeys plus roof plant level; creation of new public space and new pedestrian routes at ground level; hard and soft landscaping; pedestrian and vehicle access; blue badge car and cycle parking; ancillary servicing, plant and other back of house space; excavation to accommodate attenuation tank beneath existing basement slab, external alterations and demolition to the south elevation of the adjoining Porter Tun Room of the former Whitbread Brewery; associated highway works, enabling works and other works associated with the development. And an application for listed building consent (25/00830/LBC) for the following works at the above site: External alterations to the south elevation of the Porter Tun Room of the former Whitbread Brewery in connection with the development at 1 Silk Street. Demolition of the brick casing and removal of services and a vent belonging to 1 Silk Street, fixed against the brewery building elevation, including making good of any existing brickwork.
- Received
- 19 September 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- ReceivedReceived19 Sep
- ValidatedValidated19 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date10 Oct
- DecidedDecided8 Oct
Decided in 19 days
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at 1 Silk Street City Of London London EC2Y 8HQ. Westminster has handled 27,078 applications of this type. This one was decided in 19 days, 4 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in 11 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 384 applications in total for the EC2Y postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- EC2Y 8HQ
- Application type
- Application for obs to adj boroughs
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 September 2025
- Target decision date
- 10 October 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- City of London
- Agent address
- PO Box 270 Guildhall London EC2P 2EJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 21 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: BreweryNext to the site
- Listed building: Grade II: Whitbread'S Brewery Building, Next to the King'S Head Public HouseOn or next to this site · +2 more
- 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.
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Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202630 Oct
This development is proposed to be a phased development (phase 1: demolition, phase 2 construction)…
PendingAll Other26/07430/OBS - 20269 Jul
Consultation by the London Borough of Islington on Listed Building Consent for Proposed storerooms…
ApprovedListed building consent26/00982/OBS - 20269 Jul
Consultation by the London Borough of Islington on proposed storerooms, workshops, utility room, toilet, damp…
ApprovedListed building consent26/00979/OBS - 202624 Feb
This development is proposed to be a phased development (phase 1: demolition, phase 2 construction)…
PendingApplication for obs to adj boroughs26/01229/OBS - 202519 Sep
This development is proposed to be a phased development (phase 1: demolition, phase 2 construction)…
RefusedObservations to Adjoining BoroughP2025/2707/OBS - 202511 Sep
This development is proposed to be a phased development (phase 1: demolition, phase 2 construction)…
ApprovedListed building consent25/00829/FULEIA - 200231 Jan
Renewal of planning permission granted on 6th March 1997 (Reg. Plan No. 96-5182B
ApprovedFull Planning Permission5182D
Source: Westminster
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