25/00223/FULEIA.
63 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8AA
Full / Other Planning at 63 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8AA, received 11 Feb 2025 — approved on 19 Dec 2025 by committee.
What is it?
Demolition of the existing buildings (with part retention of the existing basement and foundations) and the construction of a new building of ground plus 45 storeys (with basements) for use as offices (Class E (g)), flexible commercial and cultural uses (Use Classes E (a/b/c), F1, F2), multi-functional spaces (sui generis) and a public lavatory (sui generis); the creation of a series of external walkways and terraces at the lower levels; public realm and highways works; the excavation and re-landscaping of the former churchyard of St Augustine Papey; the excavation and provision of visual access to the remains of the Roman Wall; ancillary plant, servicing and parking and all associated works
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What was filed?
364 documents on the council file; the first 200 are listed here.
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What happened?
Approved on 19 Dec 2025, determined by the planning committee — 44 weeks from submission (36 over the 8-week target).
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Who is involved?
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What affects it?
Context around the site — not part of this application. Designations over the site: use the map's designations filter (conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4, flood risk …). Decisions within 250 metres of the site are listed below — context, not this application.
Other applications within 250 metres (context — nearby, not this application)
No other geocoded decision is recorded within 250 metres.