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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. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 21 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 31 Jul 2026
Documents 20
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 15
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Site constraints 9
Show all 9 with distances
- 58 mUnnamed
- 81 mSynagogueGrade I
- 101 mHouse to East of Entrance to Port of London Authority's WarehousesGrade II
- 106 mGatepiers at Entrance to Port of London Authority's WarehousesGrade II
- 109 mPort of London Authority's Warehouses and Boundary Walls to Middlesex Street and New StreetGrade II
- 111 mNo. 38, ST MARY AXEGrade II
- 118 mPair of Houses Ot North of Entrance Ot Port of London Authority's WarehousesGrade II
- 120 mHolland HouseGrade II*
- 137 mSir John Cass SchoolGrade II*
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- City of London
- Application type
- Scoping/Screening Opinion
- Postcode
- EC3A 7BX
- Received
- 29 May 2026
- Validated
- 29 May 2026
- Ward
- Aldgate
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 21 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, 13 days faster than City of London's median of 66 for commercial premises. Approved, as 100% of commercial premises here are.
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 31 Jul 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 5 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 3 Jul 2026
- Committee
- 21 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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