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55 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0EE

Granted Greenwich 20/3863/K Consultation by other Borough\LDDC

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Demolition of all existing buildings and the erection of a new building comprising basement levels and ground floor plus 29 upper storeys (146mAOD) including office use (Class E), flexible retail use (Class E, drinking establishment (sui generis), hot food takeaway (sui generis)) a public viewing gallery and garden terrace (sui generis), new pedestrian routes, cycle parking, servicing, refuse and plant areas, public realm improvements, and other works associated with the development. REVISIONS and ADDENDUMS RECEIVED. THESE INCLUDE: revised drawings to incorporate a revised HVM bollard layout, revisions to elevational design detailing, alterations to ground floor layout and to cycle parking provision, Design and Access Statement Addendum, ES Addendum (relating to daylight, sunlight, overshadowing and solar glare effects and wind microclimate effects), Transport Assessment Addendum, revised BREEAM pre-assessment, revised Construction Environmental Management Plan all as detailed in DP9 cover letter dated 11 December 2020. The proposal would provide 34,004sq.m gea of Class E offices; 2456sq.m gea flexible retail use (Class E, drinking establishment (sui generis), hot food takeaway (sui generis); 1603sq.m sui generis public viewing gallery and garden; total floorspace 38,063sq.m gea; overall height 146.05sq.m AOD. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement which is available for inspection with the planning application. Electronic copies of the ES can also be issued by Trium Environmental Consulting LLP; for further details contact [email protected] or Tel: +44 (0) 203 887 7118. | 55 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0EE

As published by the council, reference 20/3863/K

Application record

Reference
20/3863/K
Type
Consultation by other Borough\LDDC
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
15 Dec 2020
Validated
15 Dec 2020
Decided
23 Jul 2021
Ward
Out of Borough
Decision by
Delegation
Postcode
EC3V 0EE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Dec 2020

    Received by Greenwich

  2. 23 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 28 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Greenwich granted permission on 23 July 2021, 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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