City of London Corporation

The City of London provides local government services for the financial and commercial heart of Britain, the City of London. It is committed to maintaining and enhancing the status of the business City as the world's leading international financial and business centre through the policies it pursues and the high standard of services it provides.

Its responsibilities extend far beyond the City boundaries in that it also provides a host of additional facilities for the benefit of the nation. These range from open spaces such as Epping Forest and Hampstead Heath to the famous Barbican Arts Centre.
Not only is the City the oldest, most historic part of London, it is the world’s leading international financial and business centre with the unusual ratio of 33 times more workers than residents. Planning in the City of London involves creating the opportunities for its long-term expansion, with office-based employment in the financial, professional and business sectors projected to increase in the next decade. Such growth will be complemented by the attractions such as the new Museum of London in Smithfield which will form part of the vibrant Culture Mile, and significant improvements in the streets and public realm to make more space for people to move around and spend time in the City. Such changes are being supported by the draft City Plan 2036 which is due to be adopted next year.

Contributors Sorted by recent

Chris Oldham

Ben Milligan

Kerstin Kane

Gordon Roy

Ben Eley

Pearl Figueira

Catherine McGuinness

Keith Bottomley

Giles French

Tim Jones

Clarisse Tavin

Bruce McVean

Contact Details

City of London
PO Box 270
Guildhall
London
EC2P 2EJ

Tel: 020 7606 3030
Email: pro@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Web: https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk

Projects Sorted by recent

York Way Estate Landscape

Planning Granted

Remodelling estate landscape following intensification to provide extensive biodiverse greening, maximising leisure, play and intergenerational encounters between new and existing residents.

View project

100 Brewery Road

Built

A commercial office, flexible workspace and storage / distribution space of a total of 4,700 sq m (GIA), ideally positioned a short distance from King’s Cross, Camden and Highbury.

View project

Salisbury Square Development

Under Construction

The new Salisbury Square development will house the City of London Law Courts and a state-of-the art headquarters for the City of London Police, a new commercial building and improved public realm.

View project

City of London Markets

Planning Granted

City of London Corporation plans to co-locate London’s historic wholesale markets – Billingsgate, New Spitalfields and Smithfield – in purpose-built facilities at Dagenham Dock designed by Chetwoods

View project

York Way Estate

Planning Granted

The integration of 4 new buildings into the existing York Way Estate to provide 91 social rented homes, a re-placement community centre, new estates office and extensive landscape improvements.

View project

Barbican Podium Phase 2

Proposed

Podium of Grade II listed Barbican Estate is leaking into the occupied spaces below. In response to the Climate Action Strategy the podium will be replaced, greening increased and resilience enhanced.

View project

Great Arthur House

Built

JRA replicated and replaced the failing cladding of Great Arthur House, an iconic Grade ll listed residential block on the Golden Lane Estate. The works received an RIBA National Award.

View project

York Way Estate

Proposed

Development of 90 new social homes at the City of London Corporation owned site in Islington. It will be the first net zero carbon residential scheme brought forward by the City Corporation.

View project

Sculpture in the City

Built

Sculpture in the City (SITC) is an annual sculpture park that uses the urban realm as a rotating gallery space. We are now celebrating the 9th Edition with 21 artworks animating the Square Mile.

View project