"Reef Group, the developers behind the project, have promised to spend £3 million improving the gardens. The company wants to almost double the amount of pedestrian footways and install a new 'moat-like' water feature, alongside fresh planting and building new entrances to the park along the southwest. There would also be a new major pedestrian crossing linking the square to Holles Street and Oxford Street and a two-metre-high railing to be installed around the gardens as well as 50 additional cycle parking spaces."
"An underground car park currently resides beneath the square, but Reef wants to turn this into a subterranean health facility. This was approved in 2022 and Q Park, which runs the car park, has agreed to surrender a lease that would otherwise run until 2036. The council is currently the freeholder for the majority of the site and has proposed selling the underground space to Reef while retaining the garden, which could raise £42 million for the council."
Cavendish Square Gardens in London's West End dates from 1717 and has been open to the public since the 1970s. Reef Group proposes a comprehensive redesign with a £3 million contribution to almost double pedestrian footways, add a 'moat-like' water feature, fresh planting, new southwest entrances, a major pedestrian crossing to Holles Street and Oxford Street, a two-metre-high surrounding railing, and 50 extra cycle parking spaces. Reef seeks to convert the subterranean car park into an underground health facility, approved in 2022, with Q Park surrendering a lease to 2036. Westminster City Council may sell the underground space while retaining the gardens, potentially raising £42 million. A land-use permission change and public objection period are required before construction; the council will review public feedback with Reef in December after approving measures in October.
Read at Time Out London
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