Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets/PA/25/00158/NC
319-325 High Holborn (Heron House), 326-332 High Holborn And 26 Southampton Buildings (Holborn Gate), And 44 Southampton Buildings, WC1 And WC2
- Reference
- Tower Hamlets/PA/25/00158/NC
- Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Application type
- NC
- Address
- 319-325 High Holborn (Heron House), 326-332 High Holborn And 26 Southampton Buildings (Holborn Gate), And 44 Southampton Buildings, WC1 And WC2
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No Objection (Observations Applications)
- Received
- 30 Jan 2025
- Validated
- 30 Jan 2025
- Started
- 30 Jan 2025
- Decided
- 2 Apr 2025
- Source council
- Tower Hamlets
- Council source record
- View public record
- Public data licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Record updated
- 6 Aug 2026
- SEO index generated
- 7 Aug 2026
Location
Approximate location
Proposal
Observations requested by City of London in relation to Demolition of existing buildings at 326-332 High Holborn & 26 Southampton Buildings (Holborn Gate), 319-325 High Holborn (Heron House) and 44 Southampton Buildings and construction of new building comprising of two basement levels, ground plus 9 upper stories (65.8m AOD), including a mezzanine at upper ground level and external plant space at roof level, consisting of office floorspace (Class E(g)(i)) on ground and upper levels, retail/food and beverage floorspace (Use Class E(a)-(b)) at ground level and flexible cultural/ exhibition/ performance/ learning/ community/ creative affordable workspace (Use Classes F1(a)-(e)/F2(b)/ E(g)(i)/ Sui Generis) floorspace at ground and basement levels; creation of public realm, including new hard and soft landscaping, external terraces, provision of new servicing facilities and associated access from Southampton Buildings, cycle parking and other associated works
Key dates
- Received 30 Jan 2025
- Validated 30 Jan 2025
- Started 30 Jan 2025
- Decided 2 Apr 2025
Planning history / related applications
No related planning applications have been identified in the current public OGL dataset.
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