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Site Bounded By 40 Liverpool Street, 50 Liverpool Street, Open Space From Liverpool Street (Hope Square) And Bishopsgate (Bishopsgate Square), And Sun Street Passage/Liverpool Street Bus Station At The Western Boundary, London
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Liverpool Street Station: Partial demolition of Station including concourse, train sheds and entrances to Bishopsgate, Liverpool Street and Sun Street Passage. Demolition of 50 Liverpool Street. Construction and remodelling of station at basement, lower and upper concourses, new station roof, new entrances to Bishopsgate, Liverpool Street and Sun Street Passage, new lifts and escalators. Provision of units at basement, lower and upper concourse flrs for retail, café/restaurant, public house/bar. Remodelling of existing bus station and provision of a cycle hub on upper concourse. Andaz/Great Eastern Hotel: Alteration of existing building at basement, ground and upper flrs including insertion of new structure, creation of new west wall and removal and replacement of mansard roof. Change of use from hotel to office at part ground flr and across flrs 1-4; access to servicing area from vehicle lifts at flr 3; provision of units at basement and ground for retail, café/restaurant, and public house/bar; spaces for leisure and community uses; retail and café/restaurant at part of flr 5. Over Station Development: Erection of a new building above Liverpool Street Station and 40 Liverpool Street with maximum height of 108.6 metres AOD in height (excluding rooftop plant) comprising office use at flrs 5-13, and partly at flrs 14-15, with ancillary lobby and functions at flrs 3-4. New hotel at flrs 17-20 and partly within flrs 14-16, ancillary restaurant/bar at flr 15 and ancillary leisure facility at flr 16. New public amenity space at podium level comprising café/restaurant, retail, leisure; and partially at flr 16 comprising outdoor pool, leisure court and café/restaurant, alongside a publicly accessible roof garden. Provision of lifts, cycle parking, servicing, refuse, and plant. Public Realm: Refurbishment and extension of Hope Square and Bishopsgate Plaza. New pedestrian routes, including the pedestrianisation of Liverpool Street and new pedestrian footway to Exchange Square
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| ufm7_Consultation_for_London_Boroughs_(email) · PDF | 15 Nov 2023 | View |
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