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 a site including 1 Undershaft. The proposals involve the demolition of the existing building and the construction of a ground plus 74 storey building for office use (Class E, up to approximately 109,980m²), retail, and food and beverage facilities (Use Class E, up to approximately 2,590m²) viewing gallery and education spaces (up to approximately 2,450m²). Plus, the provision of a new servicing access and public realm and highways alterations including the provision of raised publicly accessible podium at level 10.

Submission of details for: (i) paths, bike stand area and hard landscaping pursuant to condition 18(b); (ii) materials, alterations and groundworks to construct new ramp pursuant to condition 18(c); (iii) new handrails to existing steps pursuant to condition 18(d); (iv) new covered seating area including groundworks, junctions, planting and maintenance details for roof pursuant to condition 18(f); (v) works to retained trees and existing landscaping protection during construction pursuant to condition 18(g); and details of foundations and new groundworks including method statement to show preservation of archaeological remains pursuant to condition 20 of planning permission 22/00191/FULL (dated 05.07.2022).

Alterations to Finsbury Circus Gardens including the construction of a new park office building, pavilion cafe (Use Class E) and gardeners storage yard, the re-instatement and re-location of the listed fountain, relocation of an unlisted fountain, demolition of the bandstand, hard and soft landscape works including removal of 12 trees and 4 trees to be crown lifted.

Submission of details pursuant to the following condition of planning permission 19/00221/FULL dated 23.05.19: 1(a) Details of the front entrance door, alterations required to create the bin store opening and ventilation openings, the bin store doors, and the ventilation louvres, 1 (b) Details of all new windows and alterations to existing windows, 1 (c) Details and samples of the zinc cladding to 4th floor and 5th floors and the roof, 1 (d) Details of the fourth floor dormers, 1 (e) Details of the balcony and roof terrace balustrades, 1 (f) Samples of proposed bricks for new construction and works of making good.

(i) External alterations and extension to ground floor of existing retail unit (within use class 'E' cafe/restaurant and 'sui generis' drinking establishment), including the construction of external canopy and terrace to first floor of unit (46sq.m); and (ii) Provision of covered visitor canopy to western side of tower.

Submission of details of the front entrance door, the creation of the bin store including the bin store opening, ventilation, doors, and louvres; all new windows and alterations to existing windows; particulars and samples of the zinc cladding to the 4th and 5th floors and the roof, details of the fourth floor dormers; the balcony and roof terrace balustrades; particulars and samples of proposed bricks and mortars for new construction and works of making good and details of the refuse storage facilities pursuant to conditions 1 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and 2 of planning permission dated 09.07.2020 (20/00258/FULL).

Submission of a Deconstruction and Construction Logistics Plan and a scheme for protecting residents and commercial occupiers from noise, dust and other environmental effects; and details for: particulars and samples of materials on external faces of building, doors, new dormer, flue and extract, new joinery, and alterations to facades pursuant to Conditions 2, 3, 4, and 5 (parts a,b,c,d,f,g) for planning permission 17/00677/FULL dated 20 December 2018. Submission of details for: particulars and samples of materials on external faces of building, doors, new dormer, flue and extract, new joinery, alterations to facades, and panelling protection pursuant to Condition 2 (parts a, b, c, d, f, g, h) of listed building consent 17/00678/LBC dated 20 December 2018.

Alterations to the rear of the existing building facing Bush Lane and Scott's Yard at ground and lower ground level, to include the following: removal of existing louvre facade and exterior stairs, removal of parapet to existing roof, construction of a new single storey Cycle Centre on the existing roof, to provide for 18 cycle spaces, constructed in steelwork frame with new architectural louvred facade including doors, and new sedum planted flat roof with roof access rooflight, new stairs configured to access the cycle centre, new large cycle store off street level, relocation of existing plant equipment to new position behind parapet of new cycle centre, new dry riser inlet, new 15 number lockers internally within the existing shower area and all associated works and modifications

Construction of an extension at eighth and ninth floor levels to provide additional B1a office floorspace with associated roof terraces and plant area including external facade alterations and refurbishment of the existing entrance.

Works to conserve and restore St. Lawrence Jewry Church including alterations to the ventilation "chimney" above the Vicarage flat, alteration to the Nave eaves and parapet on the north side, external stone cleaning and re-pointing, construction of one additional lead downpipe and hopper on the north elevation and new external bell frame housing on south-west flat roof.