Planning application
New City Court, 4-26 St Thomas Street London SE1 9RS,
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Redevelopment to include demolition of the 1980s office buildings and erection of a 37 storey building (plus two basement levels) of a maximum height of 144m (AOD), restoration and refurbishment of the listed terrace (nos. 4-16 St Thomas Street) and change of use of lower floors to Class A1 retail, and redevelopment of Keats House (nos. 24-26 St Thomas Street) with removal, relocation and reinstatement of the historic façade on a proposed building, to provide a total of 46,374sqm of Class B1 office floorspace, 765sqm of Class A1 retail floorspace, 1,139sqm of Class A3 retail floorspace, 615sqm of leisure floorspace (Class D2), 719sqm hub space (Class B1/D2) and a 825sqm elevated public garden within the 37-storey building, associated public realm and highways improvements, provision for a new access to the Borough High Street entrance to the Underground Station, cycling parking, car parking, service, refuse and plant areas, and all ancillary or associated works. (Associated listed building consent application ref. 18/AP/4040). RECONSULTATION as additional environmental information has been submitted, a revised servicing strategy, energy strategy, ventilation strategy and travel plan and associated revised drawings previously submitted. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement submitted pursuant to the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, which can be viewed on the council website southwark.gov.uk using the reference number. A hard copy of the application documents is available for inspection by prior appointment at New City Court, St Thomas Street, SE1 9RS (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm) by contacting [email protected]. Copies of the Non-Technical Summary are available free of charge, CD copies of the full ES are available for purchase for £25 and printed copies of the ES can be provided on request for sale at a cost of £600 by contacting Waterman Group
As published by the council, reference 2020/3307/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2020/3307/P
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objection
- Decided
- 11 Aug 2020
- Postcode
- SE1 9RS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2019/0523/P Granted
New City Court 4-26 St Thomas Street London SE1 9RS
Redevelopment to include demolition of the 1980s office buildings and erection of a 37 storey building (plus two basement levels) of a maximum height of 144m (AOD), restoration and refurbishment of the listed terrace (nos. 4-16 St Thomas Street) and change of use of lower floors to Class A1 retail, and redevelopment of Keats House (nos. 24-26 St Thomas Street) with removal, relocation and reinstatement of the historic facade on a proposed building, to provide a total of 46,374sqm of Class B1 office floorspace, 765sqm of Class A1 retail floorspace, 1,139sqm of Class A3 retail floorspace, 615sqm of leisure floorspace (Class D2), 719sqm hub space (Class B1/D2) and a 825sqm elevated public garden within the 37-storey building, associated public realm and highways improvements, provision for a new access to the Borough High Street entrance to the Underground Station, cycling parking, car parking, service, refuse and plant areas, and all ancillary or associated works. (Associated listed building consent application ref. 18/AP/4040).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2020
Decision issued: No objection
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22 Jul 2026
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What this grant of permission means
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