The City of London Corporation has approved plans for a new 8-storey office building at 1-12 Long Lane.

Oliver Sells QC, Deputy Chairman of the Planning and Transportation Committee at the City of London Corporation, commented: “The approved scheme strikes the right balance of office and retail space while enhancing this part of the City and taking into consideration the responses from residents and officers.

“The inclusion of cycle parking provisions and urban greening elements are particularly commendable and reflect the City Corporation’s commitments to tackling air pollution and increasing sustainability.”

The City of London Corporation has a commitment to world-class sustainable development and has included the key aims of the greening of the City and more open spaces in the City Plan 2036.

This means that all new developments and refurbishments will be required to include a greening element to the building or public realm to contribute to improving biodiversity, rainwater run-off, air and noise pollution, temperature regulation, and making the City a more visually desirable business location.