Planning application
133 Houndsditch London EC3A 7BX
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 133 Houndsditch EC3A 7BX. The proposed development comprises demolition of the existing building, retention of the existing basement and the construction of a new commercial building of up to 22 storeys in height of approximately 114m AOD. It is anticiated to provide approximately 46, 230m2 NIA of office floorspace (Class E) and 1220m2 of retail/community and amenity space (Class E/ sui generis) with new public realm and associated works.
As published by the council, reference 26/00784/SCOP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00784/SCOP
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 29 May 2026
- Validated
- 29 May 2026
- Decided
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Aldgate
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC3A 7BX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 May 2026
Received by City of London
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21 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
- COMMENTS - LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS
- SCREENING OPINION OF LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY
- COMMENTS - LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON
- COMMENTS - NETWORK RAIL
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND
- COMMENTS - TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
- COMMENTS - WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL
- COMMENTS - SURVEYOR TO THE FABRIC OF ST PAUL?S CATHEDRAL
- COMMENTS - NATURAL ENGLAND
- COMMENTS - HACKNEY COUNCIL
- COMMENTS - ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- COMMENTS - PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY
- COMMENTS - HISTORIC ENGLAND
- COMMENTS - NATS
- COMMENTS - THAMES WATER
- COMMENTS - LONDON CITY AIRPORT
- COMMENTS - TFL
- COMMENTS - HEATHROW AIRPORT LTD
- APPLICATION EMAIL
- EIA SCOPING REPORT
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