1 Silk Street Westminster EC2Y 8HQ
EIA Scoping Opinion for demolition of the existing buildings, retaining the basement and erection of a single building comprising ground floor and up to 20 storeys with a maximum height of 95.9m AOD for office (Use Class E(g)) and complementary uses including retail, food and beverage, professional services, indoor sport, health, learning and local community (Use Classes E(a/b/c/d/e) and F1/F2); formation of new public routes and spaces through the site; provision of landscaping within the site and along adjoining streets, including Silk Street; and ancillary uses and plant.
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Progress
Application details
- Reference
- 24/08799/OBS
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Postcode
- EC2Y 8HQ
- Application type
- All Other
- Property type
- Commercial
Key dates
- Submitted
- 9 Dec 2024
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2024
- Target decision
- 30 Dec 2024
- Decided
- 3 Jan 2025
Estimated project value
£135k–£340k
Typical UK cost for this job type, at inner London rates (2026). Estimated from the proposal description — planning applications do not state build cost. Source: trade estimate.
Recently sold nearby
New owners, recently moved in. First work on a house usually follows within months of completing. 8 recent sales are listed below.
- FLAT 16, THOMAS MORE HOUSE BARBICAN, LONDON, EC2Y 8BTFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £850,000last month17 Sept 2026
- FLAT 175, DEFOE HOUSE BARBICAN, LONDON, EC2Y 8NDFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £877,0002 months ago28 Aug 2026
- FLAT 710, WILLOUGHBY HOUSE BARBICAN, LONDON, EC2Y 8BNFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £1,265,0002 months ago28 Aug 2026
- 15, BRANDON MEWS BARBICAN, LONDON, EC2Y 8BETerraced · Leasehold · £660,0002 months ago27 Aug 2026
- FLAT 136, THOMAS MORE HOUSE BARBICAN, LONDON, EC2Y 8BUFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £400,0002 months ago27 Aug 2026
- FLAT 267, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICAN, LONDON, EC2Y 8DLFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £635,0002 months ago26 Aug 2026
- 803 FROBISHER CRESCENT, LONDON, EC2Y 8HDFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £510,0002 months ago12 Aug 2026
- FLAT 36, SPEED HOUSE BARBICAN, LONDON, EC2Y 8ATFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £770,0003 months ago31 Jul 2026
Homes here go for about £715,000 — the median of the last 8 market sales in EC2Y (the wider postcode district), £400,000 to £1,265,000.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. 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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Nearby applications
- City of LondonPermittedNext door
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- 1 Silk Street Islington EC2Y 8ALRefusedNext door
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