Liverpool Street station rebuild decision delayed

"Network Rail's plan - to partially demolish Britain's busiest station and build a multi-storey tower cantilevered above a neighbouring Grade II* listed former hotel - was due to be decided by the City of London Corporation by the end of the year. The proposal was previously branded "a huge and unnecessary waste of resources" by conservationists who said it was "likely to be redundant on completion"."

"An original planning application was filed in May 2023, but it received more than 2,000 objections from the public, Westminster Council and Historic England. Revised redevelopment plans were submitted to the City of London Corporation in April, with amendments including reducing the size of the office block above the station, realigning the building to avoid interfering with the site of the Great Eastern Hotel and redesigning station entrances."

"More than 2,100 representations against the scheme have been submitted with over 1,000 also filed in support. The Victorian Society previously said the "environmentally backward" plan should be rejected by the City of London planning committee. Historic England, one of the key objectors to the original plans, has softened its stance, describing the application as a "significant improvement" despite an expected "high level of harm"."

Plans to transform Liverpool Street station have been delayed after the developer submitted additional planning details. The scheme originally proposed partial demolition of Britain’s busiest station and a multi-storey tower cantilevered above a neighbouring Grade II* listed former hotel. The application drew over 2,000 objections from the public, Westminster Council and Historic England. Revised plans reduced the office block, realigned the building to avoid the Great Eastern Hotel, redesigned station entrances, and repositioned landscaping and seating around the Kindertransport Statue. More than 2,100 representations opposed the scheme while over 1,000 supported it. Historic England called the revisions a significant improvement but warned of a high level of harm.

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