Certificate of Lawful Development (existing) for fifteen (15) serviced apartments located at Floors 1 to 6 at River House, 119-121 Minories, EC3 1DR.

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 the Museum of London Rotunda and Bastion House, 140 - 150 London Wall. The proposed development comprises demolition of the existing buildings and erection of three new buildings for office, culture, community and retail uses; formation of new basement areas; reconfiguration of the existing gyratory; reconfiguration of the access/egress arrangements for London Wall Car Park; removal of existing areas of the highwalk and formation of new areas of highwalk and the provision of new public realm and landscaping (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED).

Demolition of the existing building at 1-6 Holborn Circus (known as Thavies Inn House) and the erection of a ten storey Class E building for office use with Class E retail use at part ground floor level with works to include reinstatement and new pedestrian routes through the site; hard and soft landscaping works including removal and replacement trees within the public highway, and creation of pocket park in Thavies Inn; widening of the footway on St Andrew Street; and other works incidental to the proposed development.

Demolition of the existing building at 55 Basinghall Street (known as City Place House) and the erection of a thirteen storey Class E building for commercial, business and service use with Class E retail use at ground floor level with works to include partial removal, re-alignment and reinstatement of existing walkways; partial demolition, reconfiguration and refurbishment of the basement, lower ground, ground and mezzanine floors of 40 Basinghall Street (known as City Tower) for Class E commercial, business and service and retail use works to include the provision of a new lift and staircase between street and Highwalk level and reconfiguration and re landscaping of the existing first floor terrace area; formation of a new pedestrian route between London Wall and Basinghall Street; hard and soft landscaping works including alterations to and within the public highway; other works incidental to the proposed development.

Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary Condition 52 (approved drawings) of planning permission 17/00623/FULL dated 02.02.2017 to enable minor material amendments to the approved scheme for a mixed use development comprising a luxury hotel, residential accommodation, retail uses (A1 and A3), hard and soft landscaping works including provision of a new public plaza, alterations to vehicular and pedestrian access and highways layout together with ancillary plant, servicing and associated works. (56,526sq.m. GEA). The minor material amendments are for the use of 90sq.m for Class A1 retail storage in lieu of approved Class C3 back of house hotel space at basement level 1; use of 82sq.m. for dual use Class B1/Class A3 (sui generis) in lieu of approved Class A3 restaurant at ground floor; use of 21sq.m for Class B1 use in lieu of approved Class A1 use at first floor level; use of 281sq.m. for Class B1 offices in lieu of approved Class A1 at second floor level and use of 783sq.m as Class B1 in lieu of approved Class C3 back of house hotel space at first and second floor level. (Total Class B1 offices 1,121sq.m.)