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
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 10 Jul 2024
- Validated
- 10 Jul 2024
- Decided
- 3 Sep 2024
- Ward
- Bishopsgate
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC3A 8AA
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of London register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01138/NMA Awaiting decision
63 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8AA
Non-Material Amendment under S96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to planning permission 25/00223/FULEIA dated 19th December 2025 to allow for the introduction of a phasing plan consisting of three phases (including early works) via an additional condition and the amendment of Conditions 9, 10, 15, 16, 18, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31, 34, 36, 45, 53, 54, 56, 57, 66, 68 and 77 to reference the proposed phasing plan and to amend conditions 49 (Cycle Parking), 76 (Uses) and 79 (Approved Drawings) to allow for design changes including: (i) reduction in basement extent from 6 to 4 levels, (ii) alterations to plant, (iii) reduction in long stay cycle parking; (iv) façade alterations; (v) and all associated changes.
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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18 documents on file for this application
- SCOPING DECISION
- COMMENTS-LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
- COMMENTS - CITY OF WESTMINSTER
- COMMENTS - LONDON CITY AIRPORT
- COMMENTS - ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL
- COMMENTS - LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS
- COMMENTS - LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN
- COMMENTS - NATURAL ENGLAND
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND
- COMMENTS - LONDON UNDERGROUND & DLR
- COMMENTS-TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
- COMMENTS-THAMES WATER
- COMMENTS - HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE
- COMMENTS - PLANNING GATEWAY ONE
- EIA SCOPING REPORT PT 2
- EIA SCOPING REPORT PT 1
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