Planning application
Bury House 31 Bury Street London EC3A 5AR
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of existing building and construction of a new building comprising 2 basement levels (plus 2 mezzanines) and ground floor plus 48 upper storeys (197.94m AOD) for office use (Class E), flexible retail/cafe use (Class E), publicly accessible internal amenity space (Sui Generis) and community space (Sui Generis); a new pedestrian route and new and improved Public Realm; ancillary basement cycle parking, servicing and plant.
As published by the council, reference 2021/4144/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2021/4144/P
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objection
- Decided
- 19 Oct 2021
- Postcode
- EC3A 5AR
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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2021/1161/P Granted
Bury House 31 Bury Street London EC3A 5AR
Request for observations by City of London for the demolition of existing building and construction of a new building comprising 2 basement levels and ground floor plus 48 upper storeys (197.94 AOD) for mixed use purposes. City of London application reference 20/00848/FULEI).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Oct 2021
Decision issued: No objection
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 19 October 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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