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Bankside House, 24 Sumner Street, London

Awaiting decision City of London 25/01443/OBS Observations from other Boroughs

Works: Demolition Small domestic

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Proposal

Demolition of the existing building and hardstanding and redevelopment of Bankside House to provide one mixed-use building of three distinct built elements connected by a pavilion level to provide purpose-built student accommodation with ancillary facilities (Sui Generis) and ground floor commercial floorspace, café and retail (Use Class E) and community facilities (Use Class F1/F2), (including part use as a hotel Class C1 [and/or for the provision of other shortterm seasonal accommodation] outside of term times) alongside associated cycle parking, servicing, plant, landscaping improvements, and wider public realm enhancements.For information: - Proposed Building A is 24 storeys with additional rooftop plant/enclosure (84.8m AOD, 81.5m above ground), proposed Building B is 26 storeys with additional rooftop lift overrun/enclosure (90.8m AOD, 87.5m above ground) and proposed Building C is 28storeys (96.8m AOD, 93.5m above ground) The development as a whole comprises: - 1,872 bedrooms, (providing 1,944 beds) (Class Sui Generis); - 121sqm GIA of community hub and 88sqm GIA of Community classroom (Class F1/F2); - 162sqm GIA of café and 191sqm GIA of Retail (Class E); - 4,276sqm GIA Student amenity and dining area (Class Sui Generis); - A single storey wide basement containing plant and ancillary facilities to the aforementioned uses. - Only Building B is proposed to operate as short-term seasonal accommodation, with Buildings A and C proposed for summer school use

As published by the council, reference 25/01443/OBS

Application record

Reference
25/01443/OBS
Type
Observations from other Boroughs
Status
Under Consideration
Received
14 Oct 2025
Validated
14 Oct 2025
Ward
Queenhithe
Decision by
Delegated

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Oct 2025

    Received by City of London

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    City of London took a median of 84 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

1 document on file for this application

  • APPLICATION LETTER OBS Application Form · 14 Oct 2025

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with City of London for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year City of London's median decision took 84 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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