17 March 2009
Improving the area: Chancery Lane locals get what they ask
for
Proposed projects under careful guide of Chancery Lane
businesses and residents
March 17, 2009 – Tonight the City of London Corporation is
holding a public consultation launch at the Old Hall of Lincolns
Inn to fine tune the CL Area Enhancement Scheme.
Located in the City of London, Camden and Westminster Council
boundaries, streets sitting on multiple boundaries often become
neglected. Since 2006, the Chancery Lane Association formed to draw
attention to the declining street environment. The City of London
and the London Borough of Camden regularly meet with the
Association to understand the needs of the area.
The local community have expressed a desire for improvements to
the street environment
- More pocket spaces along the street would be useful for street
furniture such as benches for people to sit and chat or enjoy a
meal
- General improvement of the whole area is wanted to allow
pedestrians to experience a better stroll down the street and
increase street activity to the local businesses.
The Chancery Lane Area Enhancement Scheme has commissioned
consultants to come up with solutions to the points addressed by
the Association. With these newly drafted plans, the public is
invited to examine the framework to ensure concerns are resolved. A
four week public consultation period will follow with the
commencement of tonight’s launch.
With everyone’s hand in the matter, effective steps are being
taken towards a series of street enhancements that will contribute
to a more vibrant pedestrian and commercial environment. Continual
communication between the public and all the organizations involved
is important for the future of Chancery Lane.
Ends
Contact:
For further queries on the launch, please contact the Project
Officer, Trish Ferreira on 020 7332 3133
For press enquiries, please call the City of London Press
Office: Fiona Milligan on 020 7332 3451 or Filip Matous on 020 7332
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The City of London Corporation, which provides
local government services for the ‘Square Mile’, the financial and
commercial heart of Britain, works nationally and internationally
to maintain and enhance the City as a world-leading international
financial and business centre. Its other special responsibilities
and services to London and the wider UK include the Barbican Arts
Centre, the Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey, 10,000 acres
of open space including Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest, three
wholesale food markets, two inner-London City Academies, the City
Bridge Trust, economic regeneration programmes in neighbouring
boroughs and acting as London’s Port Health Authority. The Lord
Mayor of the City of London (currently Ian Luder, an eminent tax
accountant) works extensively at home and abroad to promote the
City.