Scheme approved. Erection of a part 5, part 6 storey building comprised of 21 flats (4x1B, 11x 2B, 5x 3B and 1x 4B) with associated hard and soft landscaping and play equipment.
Archives: Planning posts
115 – 123 Houndsditch
Approved. Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a new building comprising four basement levels (plus one basement mezzanine), ground floor plus 23 upper storeys, including office use (Class E), flexible retail / cafe use (Class E); community space (Sui Generis), ancillary basement cycle parking, servicing and plant; new public realm and highway works; and other works associated with the development. (The proposed development would provide 56,533sq.m GIA of office floorspace (Class E), 85sq.m GIA of flexible retail / cafe floorspace (Class E), 238sq.m GIA of community floorspace (Sui Generis) and 10,011sq.m GIA of ancillary floorspace; Total floorspace 66,867 sq.m; Overall Height 116.995m AOD).
Land at Former Maria Fidelis School 2-10 North Gower Street
Approved. Erection of a six-storey combined Construction Skills Centre (Use Class F1) and HS2 Site Accommodation (Use Class (E) as temporary meanwhile uses to facilitate the construction of HS2 Euston Station.
318 Oxford Street, W1C 1HF
Approved. Installation of new ground floor shopfronts including 2no. new double height entrances; extensive refurbishment of the existing Portland stone facade; replacement of the existing windows between first and fifth floors with new double-glazed units, and modification of the fifth floor windows to increase their height; infill construction along fifth floor Chapel Place in facsimile of the existing facade to provide additional Class E floorspace; installation of ventilation louvres to the Chapel Place elevation at first to fourth levels; demolition of the sixth and seventh floors and erection of replacement sixth and seventh floors (including the creation of new external terrace areas) and new eighth floor roof extension with external terrace areas, all for use within Class E; and consolidation of roof level plant within a single enclosure and provision of a new building maintenance unit at roof level.
Florian, Racine and garage site, Sceaux Gardens
Scheme approved. Redevelopment of existing single storey bungalows at Racine and Florian and an existing garage site to create 79 new homes for social rent within 3 blocks with associated landscaping and children’s play space.
Bells Gardens Community Centre, 19 Buller Close, SE15 6UJ
Scheme approved. Demolition of existing community centre and the construction of three new buildings consisting of a 7 stories, 6 stories and 5 stories to provide a retail unit fronting onto Commercial Way, and provision of 83 new Council homes, alongside the provision of the new community facilities on the site as well as new landscaped areas including MUGA and playspace.
120 Fleet Street London EC4A 2BE
Scheme approved. Demolition of the existing River Court building at 120 Fleet Street, including part demolition of the basement and the erection of a new building comprising two basement levels and ground floor plus 20 upper storeys (93.15m AOD) including retail, commercial, office and service use (Class E). Creation of new pedestrian routes.
Change of use of Daily Express Building from office (Use Class E) to learning and non-residential institutions use (Class F1), retail, flexible learning and non-residential institutions and commercial use (Class E), Alterations to and refurbishment of the existing Grade II* listed Daily Express Building at 120 Fleet Street, including works to detach the building from the River Court with demolition of part of linking floorplate and structure from basement level 01 to level 06, demolition of roof and installation of new roof with associated roof garden, erection of new north facade, retention of south-east curved corner and part demolition of existing east facade from ground level to level 05, erection of new facade and shopfront and associated works.
Custom House 20 Lower Thames Street & River Wall, Stairs And Crane, Custom House Quay London EC3R 6EE
Decision refused. Change of use from office to hotel with ground floor internal north/south public route (sui generis), ground floor museum (Class F1 (c )), flexible ground floor and roof level retail/restaurant/bar floorspace and public viewing terrace (Classes E & Sui Generis (Drinking Establishment)), lower ground floor leisure facilities (Class E) and new riverfront public realm including Water Lane, Old Billingsgate Walk and Lower Thames Street (Sui Generis / C1 Hotel); works of demolition, alteration, extension and refurbishment: i.) removal of railings around riverside car park, (ii) demolition and re-building behind the retained facade of the 1960s East Block iii) demolition of 1960s East Block roof and alteration of West Block roof to erect 2 x two storey extensions to provide hotel rooms, plant and roof level retail; iv) demolition of Centre Block ground floor external stairs and replacement with new river terraces, stairs and step free ramped access (south elevation); v) alterations to and raising of the flood defence wall; vi.) facade alterations and associated works to create a first floor terrace at on the Centre Block (south elevation) and reinstated door and new ramped entrance access to West Block (west elevation); vii.) removal of railings on Lower Thames Street and alterations to Centre Block entrance on Lower Thames Street providing step free access; viii.) works to the river wall ix) other external alterations including elevational alterations; hard and soft landscaping; alterations to service ramp; provision of on site cycle parking and servicing; creation of a vehicular drop off on Lower Thames Street.
West End House, 91-92 Dean Street, London, W1D 3SY
Scheme approved. Demolition and redevelopment of 91-92 Dean Street, Diadem Court and 10-13 Great Chapel Street, behind retained façade at 91-92 Dean Street and behind retained façade of ground and lower ground floors of Diadem Court and erection of a building of basement, ground and part three and four upper storeys with rooftop plant and roof terrace, for use as hostel visitor accommodation (sui generis) of between 725 and 775 bedspaces, and use of part of the ground basement of 14-15 Carlisle Street for healthcare clinic use with ancillary café at 92 Dean Street.
17 – 21 Risborough Street, Southwark London SE1 0HG
Decision deferred. Redevelopment of the site to construct seven storey office building (Class E(g)) with roof terrace, plus basement with ancillary cycle parking, refuse storage, including plant facilities and installation of PV panels and green roof.