London-based property developer submits revised plan for new-era office space

London-based investment and property developer Native Land and partners have submitted a planning application for ‘Building 9’ office at Bankside Yards, in London’s Southbank market.

The new plans, totalling 110,000 sq ft, will provide more Grade A workspace than the existing consent, and is expected to be delivered upon by 2025.

The office will also be a new-era workspace, with enhanced sustainability features, both in construction and operation, together with more outdoor space, features which have become major priorities for occupiers as their staff return to work in the capital.

Planning consent for Building 9 was first approved in 2014. The revised planning application proposes raising the height of the building from eight to 13 storeys, as well as increasing office floorspace from 65,000 to 110,000 sq ft and affordable workspace by 68 per cent to 10,763 sq ft.

New sustainability measures include all-electric building systems to achieve net zero carbon in operation, a more solid façade to reduce solar gain and heat loss, and using a post-tensioned concrete structure that keeps embodied carbon to a minimum, in line with the recently announced sustainability strategy for Bankside Yards.

The revised proposals will also enhance biodiversity, with a previously inaccessible area of the site turned into nearly 4,300 sq ft of new public realm, including a pocket park and the introduction of new roof terraces on the sixth and tenth floors.

Jay Squier, director of mixed-use and commercial at Native Land, said: “Building 9 will meet pent-up demand in the Southbank market for quality workspace with high environmental standards, outdoor spaces and flexibility.

“As a leading Southbank developer, we have an acute understanding of the area, which has become a location of choice for media, creative, technology and professional businesses of all sizes. Building 9’s offer to smaller businesses will complement our nearby Arbor building which is designed for larger corporate users.”

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