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 pursuant to Conditions 4(b) Office and retail entrances at ground floor, (c) Window cleaning equipment and the garaging thereof plant, flues, fire escapes, and other excrescences at roof level, (d) Cleaning of new metal cladding, (e) Soffits, handrails, and balustrades (f) Loading bay and cycle entrance (g) External lighting, (h) External surfaces within site boundary, Condition 5 (Construction, planting, irrigation and maintenance regime of green walls/roofs and balustrades), Condition 6 (Position and size of green walls, roofs and balustrade and type of planting in contribution to biodiversity), Condition 7 (Lighting Strategy) and Condition 9 (Air quality report) of planning permission dated 29/07/2021 (app. no. 20/00870/FULL).

Construction of a lower ground, upper ground and 18 storey building comprising Use Class E (office and retail) floorspace incorporating internal amendments to part of the existing site-wide basement at levels B1 and B2 and all landscaping, public realm and highways improvements together with all associated and ancillary works. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement submitted pursuant to the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. Electronic Copies of the ES and NTS are available free of charge. Hard copies would have an associated printing charge. To request a copy, please contact [email protected] (Observation from other Borough).