99 City Road
Formerly Inmarsat Building.
The 1990s Inmarsat Building on Old Street roundabout. Being rebuilt as a 36 storey office tower that keeps about two thirds of its structure, due in 2030.
- Storeys
- 36
- Height
- 154 m
- Floor area
- 475,000 sq ft of commercial space
- Stage
- Under construction
- Applications
- 18 at the site
- Conditions decided
- 8 of 9
Storeys: Nan Fung, 2026; "up to 35" in the 2024 permission, before the 2026 height changeHeight: at approval in 2023; basis not statedStage: Main works from Q3 2026; completion due 2030
Updates
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A new condition application went in.
P2026/2744/AODApproval of details pursuant to the partial discharge of Condition 46 (Land ContPendingIslington approved an amendment application.
P2026/0923/S73Variation: drawings, cycle parking and public realmApprovedIslington approved an amendment application.
P2026/0873/NMAApplication for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference P2023/1070/FUL, dated: 13/06/2024 to amend the description of development.Approved
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Islington approved a condition application.
P2025/2645/AODCondition 39, Piling Method StatementApprovedIslington approved an amendment application.
P2025/3108/NMAApplication for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference P2023/ApprovedA new amendment application went in.
P2025/3108/NMAApplication for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference P2023/ApprovedIslington approved a condition application.
P2025/2644/AODPartial Approval of details pursuant to part 2 of condition 34 (Pre substructureApprovedIslington approved an amendment application.
P2025/2332/NMAApplication for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference P2023/ApprovedIslington approved a condition application.
P2025/1572/AODCondition 45, Archaeology - Scheme of investigationApprovedA new condition application went in.
P2025/2080/AODPartial Approval of details pursuant to part 1 of condition 34 (Pre-demolition rApprovedTwo condition applications went in.
P2025/1572/AODCondition 45, Archaeology - Scheme of investigationApprovedP2025/1566/AODCondition 27, Circular economyApprovedA new condition application went in.
P2025/1148/AODCondition 37, Construction Logistics PlanApprovedA new condition application went in.
P2025/0697/AODCondition 10, Construction and Environmental Management PlanApprovedIslington granted planning permission for 99 City Road.
P2023/1070/FULPartial demolition, and a building of up to 35 storeys as first granted, mostly offices, with commercial and community space and new public realmApproved
Planning
18 applications at this site on the Islington register, grouped under the permission they belong to.
Main permissions
2Amendments
4- P2026/0873/NMAApplication for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference P2023/1070/FUL, dated: 13/06/2024 to amend the description of development.Approved
- P2025/3108/NMAApplication for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference P2023/Approved
- P2025/2332/NMAApplication for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference P2023/Approved
- P2024/3464/NMAPlanning permission reference P2023/1070/FUL, dated 13/06/2024, to allow for various amendments to the consented elevational design, layouts and landscaping schemeApproved
Conditions
8 of 9 decided- P2026/2744/AODApproval of details pursuant to the partial discharge of Condition 46 (Land ContPending
- P2025/2645/AODCondition 39, Piling Method StatementApproved
- P2025/2644/AODPartial Approval of details pursuant to part 2 of condition 34 (Pre substructureApproved
- P2025/2080/AODPartial Approval of details pursuant to part 1 of condition 34 (Pre-demolition rApproved
- P2025/2408/AODApplication for the approval of details pursuant to the partial discharge of ConApproved
Other applications
3- P2026/0413/ADVAdvertisement consent for one externally illuminated sign (15.78m x 24.32m) on a temporary scaffolding banner featuring a 1:1 printed facsimile of the building’s façade, for a temporary period from 1 August 2026 - 31 July 2027.Approved
- P2026/0030/FULStopping up of an area of existing highway and footway under Section 247 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to enable development to be carried out in accordance with planning permission ref P2026/0923/S73, dated 07/08/2026.Pending
- P2022/3893/EIARequest for a Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 as to whether the following proposals constitute Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) development: The refurbishment, transformation and extension of the existing office building (Class E); provision of retail / commercial spaces at lower levels; and associated landscaping, public realm, plant and cycle storage (hereafter referred to as the proposed 'Development'), The Development would include in the order of up to 65,000Gross Internal Area (GIA) sqm of office development up to circa 36 storeys.Approved
Committee
Each meeting of the Islington planning committee that considered one of this site's applications, from the committee's minutes.
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7 Jul 2026Islington Planning CommitteeP2024/3464/NMAPlanning permission reference P2023/1070/FUL, dated 13/06/2024, to allow for various amendments to the consented elevational design, layouts and landscaping scheme
Approved, subject to a legal agreement
From the council: Islington Planning Committee minutes, 7 July 2026, and the agenda and papers. Open them from the decision's page
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History
Formerly Inmarsat Building.
- CompletionExpected
- Variation grantedLayouts, elevations and building height, P2026/0923/S73
- Multiplex pre-construction agreementEndurance Land
- Permission grantedWith a section 106 agreement
- Council approvesIslington
- Application filedP2023/1070/FUL