What a week it has been! Members of the City of London Corporation’s Court of Common Council have been bombarded with representations from both sides of the campaign – those who want to ban black cabs forever from crossing Bank…
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201 Bishopsgate: Protest Activities by Palestine Action
Many of you will already be aware that activists from Palestine Action have attended 201 Bishopsgate this morning, sprayed two sides of the building with red paint, and then sat down and ‘locked on’ by the main entrance doors. The…
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City Plan 2040 Consultation Extended
The City of London Corporation has received a number of requests to extend the City Plan 2040 consultation. We have decided to move the deadline, from Friday 31 May to Monday 17 June 2024 to ensure as many people as…
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Bishopsgate: 1 Broadgate ‘Topping Out’ Ceremony
Today, I had the pleasure of joining teams from British Land, GIC, Sir Robert McAlpine and future tenants to celebrate the ‘topping out‘ of 1 Broadgate. Topping out is an important milestone in the building’s development, as the structural building…
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Bishopsgate: Update on Finsbury Circus Gardens
The City of London Corporation has revealed new images showing how Finsbury Circus Gardens will look in the future. It comes as a project to transform the Grade II listed site, which is London’s oldest public park, gets underway. This…
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Mental Health Awareness Week: 13th-19th May 2024
Join us in celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week, dedicated to fostering positive mental wellbeing and eradicating stigma in the workplace. This year, we recognise the theme of Movement, encouraging small daily movements for mental health and supporting organisations to encompass…
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Bishopsgate welcomes Yayoi Kusama’s first permanent UK art installation
This week, we celebrate the arrival of a new piece of art titled ‘Infinite Accumulation’ crafted by Yayoi Kusama, which has been installed outside Liverpool Street Station as part of a partnership between the Elizabeth Line art programme and the…
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Bishopsgate: Street Renaming Consultation – Sir Nicholas Winton Square
The City of London Corporation has recently lodged an application for the renaming of a portion of Liverpool Street, through the Street Naming and Numbering process, in accordance with The London Buildings Act (Amendment) Act 1939. The section of Liverpool…
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Bishopsgate: Weekly Planning Applications
This notice gives details of applications registered by the Department of The Built Environment Code: FULL/FULEIA/FULMAJ/FULLR3 – Planning Permission; LBC – Listed Building Consent; MDC – Submission of Details; TPO – Tree Preservation Order 9 Devonshire Square London EC2M 4YF Bishopsgate 24/00174/LBC Removal…
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City of London: Corporate Plan 2024-2029
REVEALED: City Corporation’s Corporate Plan will deliver “world-class” organisation The City of London Corporation has unveiled its new Corporate Plan with six outcomes to guide its leadership at local, London-wide, national, and international levels. The five-year plan, which takes effect from April,…
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