Planning application
63 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8AA
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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 a site comprising of Camomile Court and 63 St Mary Axe. The proposed development comprises the demolition of the existing buildings and the construction of a new tower up to 46 storeys (providing a total GEA of 107,000sqm) for Office (Class E (g)(i)) (up to 90,000sqm GEA), mixed commercial and cultural uses (Use Classes E (a/b/c), F1, F2 and sui generis) and flexible performance space/auditorium (Use Class sui generis) (up to 7,500sqm GEA) together with a series of external walkways and terraces, public realm and highways works, ancillary plant and servicing facilities, ancillary cycle parking and all associated works.
As published by the council, reference 24/00734/SCOP
Application record
- Reference
- 24/00734/SCOP
- Type
- Scoping/Screening Opinion
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 10 Jul 2024
- Validated
- 10 Jul 2024
- Decided
- 3 Sep 2024
- Ward
- Bishopsgate
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EC3A 8AA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jul 2024
Received by City of London
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3 Sep 2024
Decision issued: Approved
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
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How this application type works
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.
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