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.