54-storey City office tower gets the green light

The City of London Corporation’s Planning Applications Sub-Committee has approved plans for a 54-storey office tower on the doorstep of Liverpool Street Station and the Crossrail corridor.

The 99 Bishopsgate site will be redeveloped to deliver nearly 100,000m² of commercial space, economic and employment growth, as well as an iconic new tower to the City’s cluster.

Responding to increasing demand for new office schemes of this kind, 99 Bishopsgate is set to achieve the highest level of sustainability credentials, while generating upwards of 7,500 jobs.

In addition to its provision of much-needed, best-in-class office space, the scheme would contribute an inclusive 7-day visitor destination experience, with a bespoke cultural offer in the form of a new pavilion building space, planned to be occupied by ‘Intermission Youth’, a charitable company set up to help disadvantaged young people through access to theatre.

Added to this, a new retail, food and beverage hub will feature on the ground floor, acting as a ‘City Market’, complete with seating areas that will welcome visitors into the huge, new public space, that would transform the site into a gateway to the City cluster from the north.