Planning application
New City Court 4-26 St Thomas Street London
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 26-storey building (plus mezzanine and two basement levels) of a maximum height of 108.0m AOD, restoration and refurbishment of the listed terrace (nos. 4-16 St Thomas Street), 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 46,851sqm GEA of Class E(g)(i) office floorspace, 360sqm GEA flexible office E(g)(i)/retail E(a) floorspace, 592sqm GEA Class E(b) restaurant/café floorspace and a public rooftop garden, and 5,190sqm GEA of affordable workspace within the Georgian terrace, Keats House and part of the tower, 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.
As published by the council, reference 2021/2319/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2021/2319/P
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- No objection
- Decided
- 11 Jun 2021
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2021/5677/P Granted
New City Court 4-26 St Thomas Street London
Redevelopment to include demolition of the 1980s office buildings and erection of a 26-storey building (plus mezzanine and two basement levels) of a maximum height of 108.0m AOD, restoration and refurbishment of the listed terrace (nos. 4-16 St Thomas Street), 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 46,442sqm GEA of Class E(g)(i) office floorspace, 358sqm GEA flexible office E(g)(i)/retail E(a) floorspace, 450sqm GEA Class E(b) restaurant/cafe floorspace and a public rooftop garden, and 5,449sqm GEA of affordable workspace within the Georgian terrace, Keats House and part of the tower, associated public realm and highways improvements, provision for a new access tothe 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 app 21/AP/1364).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jun 2021
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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