27 January 2010
St Paul’s Churchyard consultation opens
A public consultation on proposals to improve the area around St
Paul’s opens on 2 February and runs until 2 March. The aim is
to enhance this area of international importance in time for the
2012 Olympics and create a legacy that lasts beyond that. An
exhibition displaying details and visuals of the proposals will be
located in Carter Lane Gardens, south of St Paul’s.
The proposals include:
- Relocate the St Paul’s coach park and landscape the space to
provide a high quality green space.
- Improve the coach parking facilities in the environs of the
Cathedral by providing a better managed system with more
capacity.
- Enhance the setting of St Paul’s Cathedral by removing parked
coaches from the views of St Paul’s and adding green space around
the south transept.
- Make the area more accessible and welcoming – particularly to
the increasing amount of visitors approaching from the Millennium
Bridge.
St Paul’s Environs was included in the Mayor’s Great Spaces
announced in November 2009. The St Paul’s Churchyard project
will complement enhancements already being made to Cheapside,
Carter Lane and Riverside Walk.
Christine Cohen, Chairman of Streets and Walkways Committee,
City of London Corporation said:
“St Paul’s is one of London’s iconic buildings but currently its
immediate environment does not reflect its world class
importance. Five million people cross the Millennium Bridge
each year and we have an obligation to ensure they have the best
possible view of the Cathedral on their approach.”
Comments can be submitted by email to
plans@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Further information on this consultation.
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Notes for editors
About the City of London Corporation:
The City of London Corporation is a uniquely diverse organisation.
It supports and promotes the City as the world leader in
international finance and business services and provides local
services and policing for those working in, living in and visiting
the Square Mile. It also provides valued services to London and the
nation. These include the Barbican Centre and the Guildhall School
of Music & Drama; the Guildhall Library and Art Gallery and
London Metropolitan Archive; a range of education provision
(including three City Academies); five Thames bridges (including
Tower Bridge and the Millennium Bridge); the Central Criminal Court
at Old Bailey; over 10,000 acres of open spaces (including
Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest), and three wholesale food
markets. It is also London’s Port Health Authority and runs the
Animal Reception Centre at Heathrow. It works in partnership with
neighbouring boroughs on the regeneration of surrounding areas and
the City Bridge Trust, which it oversees, donates more than £15m to
charity annually.
Press contact
Before and after visuals available on request from:
Kristina Blissett, Press Office, City of London Corporation
Tel: 020 7332 3451 / Mobile: 07795 290040
Email:
kristina.blissett@cityoflondon.gov.uk