public benefits
Street level experience
Pedestrian users of the local area will experience considerable improvements from the proposed development:
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A new plaza is created at the centre of the Leadenhall Street frontage by pulling the building back from the boundary line.
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A new, attractive and expansive pedestrian route would create greater permeability through the site, more positively connecting Leadenhall Street with Bury Street and the Gherkin, enhancing north-south pedestrian flows.
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A new public space would be created adjacent to St Andrew Undershaft church, giving a public view of the church from the east for the first time in many decades.
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New hard and soft landscaping within the area surrounding the new building would make it a more positive and attractive user experience.
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The proposals will also help to address the lack of retail facilities in the Eastern Cluster, by providing approximately 882 sq.m GEA of flexible A1/A3/A4 retail space at the lower level.
Ground floor permeability
Lobby and retail space
Public viewing gallery
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The proposals will include a new publically accessible viewing gallery at levels 55 and 56, which will be designed to allow for a range of uses.
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Level 55 will include a generous single-height space, offering spectacular 360 degree views across London; whilst Level 56 will offer an extended triple-height space with views to the south.
Access to the public viewing gallery
South-facing view from level 55 of the viewing gallery
South-facing view from level 56 of the viewing gallery
Contributions to local services
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A substantial financial contribution to local services through the Community Infrastructure Levy, plus an uplift in business rates and tax receipts.
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Sizeable contribution to the City of London’s affordable housing fund, supporting affordable and social housing provision across London.
Lower level cross-section
Street level view