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130 Fenchurch Street London EC3M 5DJ

Granted City of London 24/00900/SCOP Scoping/Screening Opinion

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 the site known as Fountain House, 130 Fenchurch Street. The proposed development comprises demolition of the existing buildings, erection of a new building to provide a mix of office, retail and cultural floorspace, new spaces at ground level, hard and soft landscaping and associated works. The building would be circa 29-33 storeys above ground at an approximate height of 165m AOD. The estimated total floorspace is between 37,161sqm - 46,452sqm NIA.

As published by the council, reference 24/00900/SCOP

Application record

Reference
24/00900/SCOP
Type
Scoping/Screening Opinion
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
20 Aug 2024
Validated
20 Aug 2024
Decided
22 Jan 2025
Ward
Langbourn
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
EC3M 5DJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of London register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/01139/FULL Granted

    130 Fenchurch Street London EC3M 5DJ

    Temporary change of use of part of the ground floor for culture use (Class F1).

    Decided 29 Nov 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Aug 2024

    Received by City of London

  2. 22 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 10 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

DP9 Ltd Agent and applicant

Active · incorporated 2004

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

16 documents on file for this application

  • COMMENTS - TFL Consultee Comment · 25 Sep 2024
  • COMMENTS - SOUTHWARK Consultee Comment · 18 Sep 2024
  • COMMENTS - CITY OF WESTMINSTER Consultee Comment · 12 Sep 2024
  • COMMENTS-SURVEYOR TO THE FABRIC OF ST PAUL'S Consultee Comment · 11 Sep 2024
  • COMMENTS-HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 10 Sep 2024
  • COMMENTS-NATURAL ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 10 Sep 2024
  • COMMENTS-TRANSPORT FOR LONDON Consultee Comment · 09 Sep 2024
  • COMMENTS - ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Consultee Comment · 30 Aug 2024
  • COMMENTS-LONDON CITY AIRPORT Consultee Comment · 27 Aug 2024
  • COMMENTS-NATS SAFEGUARDING Consultee Comment · 23 Aug 2024
  • COMMENTS-HEATHROW SAFEGUARDING Consultee Comment · 23 Aug 2024
  • COMMENTS-GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY Consultee Comment · 22 Aug 2024
  • COMMENTS-THAMES WATER Consultee Comment · 22 Aug 2024
  • COMMENTS-LONDON GATWICK AIRPORT Consultee Comment · 21 Aug 2024
  • COVER LETTER Cover Letter · 20 Aug 2024
  • EIA SCOPING REPORT Accompanying report · 20 Aug 2024

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What this grant of permission means

City of London granted permission on 22 January 2025, 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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An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Temporary change of use of part of the ground floor for culture use (Class F1).

    Granted Full applications 8 docs
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