1 Silk Street City of London EC2Y 8AL
This development is proposed to be a phased development (phase 1: demolition, phase 2 construction) comprising: the demolition of the existing buildings, partial retention of the existing basement (including creation of a mezzanine) and construction of a new building for office use (Class E(g)), flexible office/community use (Class E(g)/F2), flexible cultural/event uses (Sui Generis) and flexible retail/service/food and beverage uses (Class E(a)-(c)); comprising a basement level, ground and 20 upper storeys plus roof plant level; creation of new public space and new pedestrian routes at ground level; hard and soft landscaping; pedestrian and vehicle access; blue badge car and cycle parking; ancillary servicing, plant and other back of house space; excavation to accommodate attenuation tank beneath existing basement slab, external alterations and demolition to the south elevation of the adjoining Porter Tun Room of the former Whitbread Brewery; associated highway works, enabling works and other works associated with the development.
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Application details
- Reference
- 25/00829/FULEIA
- Local authority
- City
- Postcode
- EC2Y 8AL
- Ward
- CM
- Application type
- All Other
- Property type
- Commercial
Key dates
- Submitted
- 11 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 11 Sept 2025
- Comments close
- 26 Mar 2026
- Target decision
- 1 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2026
Estimated project value
£528770k–£793150k
Based on the 97,920m² of floor area stated in the application, at inner London rates (2026). Source: trade estimate, basement £4,000-£6,000/m².
Floor area gained: 97,920m²
Recently sold nearby
Nothing on this postcode has changed hands in the last two years. The sales below are for pricing rather than a lead.
- 7 SILK STREET, LONDON, EC2Y 8ALOther · Leasehold · New build · Not a standard market sale · £2,050,00010 years ago21 Oct 2016
- 7 SILK STREET, LONDON, EC2Y 8ALOther · Leasehold · Not a standard market sale · £380,00010 years ago22 Apr 2016
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2016. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sales are matched by postcode, not by property, so a sale listed here may be a neighbouring address. England and Wales only.
Planning constraints
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Recorded changes
- 15 Sept 2026: The proposal was amended
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