1 Silk Street City Of London London EC2Y 8HQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
An application for planning permission () for the following development at the above site: This development is proposed to be a phased development (phase 1: demolition, phase 2 construction) comprising: the demolition of the existing buildings, partial retention of the existing basement (including creation of a mezzanine) and construction of a new building for office use (Class E(g)), flexible office/community use (Class E(g)/F2), flexible cultural/event uses (Sui Generis) and flexible retail/service/food and beverage uses (Class E(a)-(c)); comprising a basement level, ground and 20 upper storeys plus roof plant level; creation of new public space and new pedestrian routes at ground level; hard and soft landscaping; pedestrian and vehicle access; blue badge car and cycle parking; ancillary servicing, plant and other back of house space; excavation to accommodate attenuation tank beneath existing basement slab, external alterations and demolition to the south elevation of the adjoining Porter Tun Room of the former Whitbread Brewery; associated highway works, enabling works and other works associated with the development. And an application for listed building consent () for the following works at the above site: External alterations to the south elevation of the Porter Tun Room of the former Whitbread Brewery in connection with the development at 1 Silk Street. Demolition of the brick casing and removal of services and a vent belonging to 1 Silk Street, fixed against the brewery building elevation, including making good of any existing brickwork. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Documents 2
Other documents 2
Site constraints 12
Show all 18 with distances
- 20 mBarbicanGrade II
- 33 mWhitbread's Brewery Building, Next to the King's Head Public HouseGrade II
- 45 mPartner's House, Whitbread's Brewery and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 48 mThirteen Bollards in the Yard, Whitbread's Brewery (South Side)Grade II
- 53 mCeramic mural of nine panels on Cromwell Highwalk, BarbicanGrade II
- 55 mThe Jugged Hare Public HouseGrade II
- 57 mBridge Over the Yard, Whitbread's Brewery (South Side)Grade II
- 60 mListed buildings 1298103
- 64 mEntrance Wing, Whitbread's Brewery (South Side)Grade II
- 69 mFormer Porter Tun Room, Whitbread's Brewery (south side)Grade II
- 71 mListed buildings 1262300
- 78 mSugar Room, Whitbread's Brewery (South Side)Grade II
- 90 m43-46, Chiswell StreetGrade II
- 91 m42, Chiswell StreetGrade II
- 96 m53, 54 and 55, Chiswell StreetGrade II
- 105 mWhitbread's Brewery Buildings (That Part in London Borough of Islington)Grade II
- 114 m56, Chiswell StreetGrade II
- 144 mNorth Side YardGrade II
Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Building
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Application for obs to adj boroughs
- Postcode
- EC2Y 8HQ
- Received
- 19 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 19 Sept 2025
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Oct 2025
- Decision
- No Comment
- Decision date
- 8 Oct 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- City of London
How this decision compares
Decided in 19 days from validation, 19 days faster than Westminster's median of 38 for other. Approved, as 87% of other here are.
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Last counted 19 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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