Developer Sellar and rail group MTR have submitted plans for their £1.5bn redevelopment of Liverpool Street Station, EC1.
Plans submitted to the City of London Corporation include the creation of a new 10-storey office block that will offer around 800,000 sq ft of offices, alongside a 160,000 sq ft, 16-storey hotel above the station.
The scheme will be brought forward alongside a £450m investment to upgrade the station, in a bid to combat problems with accessibility, capacity and overcrowding.
The proposals also include the creation of over 1.5 acres of public realm in and around the main station building and Hope Square, as well as the pedestrianisation of part of Liverpool Street.
The project will provide a new public rooftop garden, 25m City lido heated by surplus heat from the offices and sports facilities for the local community.
The sustainability-led regeneration scheme is being implemented by Sellar, MTR and Network Rail, in consultation with stakeholders including Transport for London and Hyatt, which owns the adjacent Andaz London Liverpool Street hotel.
When redevelopment works begin, the Andaz will be rebuilt as part of the Herzog & de Meuron-designed scheme.
Outlining plans for the project to EG last October, Sellar chief executive James Sellar said: “Poor commutes are a barrier to London’s growth, and it is extremely rare to have the opportunity to positively improve millions of passenger journeys every year.”
He added: “Our vision to significantly upgrade Liverpool Street station will alleviate its chronic capacity issues and future-proof it for generations at zero cost to the tax or fare-payer.”
In a statement on the company’s plans, he added: “Our entire approach prioritises protecting and enhancing the historic elements of both the Great Eastern Hotel and of the station itself. The original Victorian railway sheds at Liverpool Street station will not be touched but will be celebrated by opening up new views to and through them.”
Sellar, which was the developer of London Bridge Quarter and Paddington Square, has been working on the plans for the station over several years. Up to 135m people a year use the station, which has not been updated since the early 1990s.
Robin Dobson, group property director at Network Rail, said the current set up of the station, which was designed in the 1980s, “falls very short and needs to change”.
The site only offers one accessible lift to the mainline station and no step-free access to most London Underground platforms.
Dobson added: “Our plans for Liverpool Street will create a new transportation hub and a seven-days-a-week retail and cultural destination in its own right.”
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