The City of London Corporation has deferred its decision on whether to approve Perennial Group and Stanhope’s proposals to develop 1 Undershaft, EC3, slated to be the City’s tallest tower.
The 74-storey office development was previously recommended for approval by planning officers. At 309.6m, it would match the height of the Shard, SE1.
The debate, held by the planning committee today, largely focused on the loss of public space in the southern square.
Councillors decided that minor adjustments needed to be made to the proposals in relation to street level public realm provisions.
Nine councillors voted in favour of deferring the decision, while six were against. Two abstained.
Chairman Shravan Joshi was keen to emphasise the deferral was not “a message to the industry or the applicant that… we are not for development, or that we don’t need the densification of office space in that eastern cluster”.
The plans had already previously been amended by Eric Parry Architects earlier this year.
Image by Dbox for Eric Parry Architects
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