Public Exhibition:16-19 September

Thursday 16 September, 12 noon to 7pm

Friday 17 September, 12 noon to 5pm

Sunday 19 September, 12 noon to 4pm

St Giles' Cripplegate Church. Drop in at any time.

 

Hammerson, the developer, is providing a public exhibition of the proposed scheme during September. Staff from Hammerson, from their architects, Make, and other member of the project team will present his firm's latest proposals for the scheme and be able to answer any questions. A leaflet has also been delivered to all flats in the Barbican from the developers about these workshops. The plans are now being finalised in preparation for a planning application that will go before the City towards the end of the year.

We strongly recommend you go to one of these sessions, if you possibly can. It is a large site and a complex scheme, and the best way to appreciate it is to see the plans, the models and discuss it directly with the architect and other members of Hammerson's team who will be on hand to answer any questions.

 

Progress to date

 

The Barbican Association has set up a sub-group to monitor specifically the proposals for the site and to ensure the developers are made aware of the concerns of residents. So far, there have been three consultation meetings between the BA's St Alphage group representatives from Hammerson, from Make, their appointed architects and other members of the project team. 

 

So far, the quality of the consultation has been good, and the team is paying attention to our concerns. Whether they will be able to meet all of them still remains to be seen. The latest plans offer an improvement in a number of ways over both the failed 2008 project for JP Morgan, and an earlier planning framework proposal in 2002: but there are still details we are not so happy about.

 

We have also been able to arrange visits for the architects to over a dozen flats all across the Estate, and Make will be using photos taken from people's homes to be able to show, realistically, the impact of the new buildings from people's windows and other points around the estate, like the highwalks and gardens.

 

Check for more news in the June issue of the Barbican Association Newsletter and for updates on this website.The group has eight members appointed by the BA, to represent house groups from across the estate, and is being led by Tim Macer, a Willoughby House resident and elected member of the BA General Council. Tim can be contacted by telephone on 020 3291 2938 or by email to alphage@inclusivity.eu