Application under S73A and S73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the retention of the development comprising the 'Demolition of 15 Minories and 62 Aldgate High Street and Redevelopment to provide a Class B1 office building with Class A1 retail. Extension and recladding of 16 Minories and change of use from offices (Class B1) to a hotel (Class C1), Class A3 restaurant and Class D1 (health)/ Class D2 (community) use. Erection of new residential building (Class C3) providing 87 units. Relandscaping of open space and public realm improvements' carried out under planning permission 15/01067/FULL dated 19th August 2016 without complying with conditions 3, 4, 7, 15, 16, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 62, 66, 67 and continuation of works in accordance with revised conditions. The variation or removal of conditions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 20, 26, 27, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 62 and 67 of planning permission 15/01067/FULL dated 19 August 2016 to enable each of the residential, hotel and office elements to be delivered separately.

External alterations including (i) part demolition of the existing roof; (ii) erection of infill extensions and two storey roof extension to provide additional office (Class B1) floorspace; (iii) creation of terraces and plant enclosure at roof level; (iv) creation of new entrances; (v) alterations to the facade; (vi) reinstatement of bottle balustrade; (vii) reinstatement of turret on Finsbury Circus elevation; and (viii) associated works. Change of use from office (Class B1) to: (i) a flexible use of either retail (Class A1) or assembly and leisure (Class D2) at part lower ground and part ground floor level; (ii) a flexible use of either office (Class B1) or non-residential institutions (Class D1) or assembly and leisure (Class D2) at part lower ground and part ground floor level; (iii) a flexible use of either retail (Class A1) or financial and professional services (Class A2) or restaurants and cafes (Class A3) or non-residential institutions (Class D1) or office (Class B1) at part ground floor level; (iv) a flexible use of either retail (Class A1) or restaurants and cafes (Class A3) or drinking establishments (Class A4) or offices (Class B1) at part lower ground and part ground floor level; and (v) retail (Class A1) at part ground floor level. Change of use from Drinking Establishment (Class A4) to: (i) a plant room; and (ii) a flexible use of either retail (Class A1) or financial and professional services (Class A2) or restaurants and cafes (Class A3) or non-residential institutions (Class D1) or office (Class B1) at part lower ground floor level.

Refurbishment, alterations and extensions to the property including works to provide a roof level extension and terrace, enlarging an existing residential dwelling; works to the rear elevation of the building including the provision of balconies and extensions into the existing lightwell; provision of new shopfront to an existing ground floor retail (Class A1) unit and rear ground floor extension creating an accessible entrance from Catherine Wheel Alley into the retail unit and repair and alterations to front and rear facades.