Our early engagement with local communities
We have been speaking to the people who live, work and visit the area to understand their priorities and ensure that London Wall West meets as many of these priorities as possible.
A photo from our public exhibition in June 2022
A photo from our public exhibition in December 2021
Your feedback from the public exhibitions in December 2021
In December 2021, the City Surveyors on behalf of the City of London Corporation (as the applicant) launched its first public consultation on the emerging plans for the London Wall West site.
We received a huge amount of feedback on the proposals:
● 248 people attended the public exhibitions
● Over 150 surveys completed
● Over 250 emails sent to the London Wall West inbox
● 2,735 visits to the website through social media advertisement
● 81 social media engagements
Thank you to everyone who engaged with this round of consultation in December 2021.
Your feedback from the public exhibitions in June 2022
Having reviewed all feedback given from the December public exhibitions the City Surveyors on behalf of the City of London (as the applicant) launched the second public consultation on the developing plans for the London Wall West site in June 2022.
As with the first round of consultation, we have received a significant amount of feedback on the proposals in the first month of consultation:
● 255 people attended the public exhibitions
● nearly 50 people have completed a survey
● 42 emails have been sent to the London Wall West inbox; and,
● 783 visits have been made to the consultation website through social media advertisements alone; and,
Thank you to everyone who engaged in this round of public consultation. We will upload a feedback report on this phase shortly.
Feedback focused on the following themes
● Height and massing of the buildings and the impact on light, views, security and footfall;
● The demolition of existing buildings and associated embodied carbon;
● The demand for new office space;
● Walking and cycling routes;
● Maintaining access to the highwalks and fixing the lifts around the site.
After closing this round of consultation in late May and thus allowing the maximum number of people to respond, we have analysed the feedback and have now produced a report. Much of this captures the period from December to late May, however this is a fluid process in which we are regularly receiving and reviewing comments and will be happy to continue doing so up until the submission of a planning application.
Provided within the rest of the exhibition materials, you can find further information about how we have responded to the feedback we have received to date.
Feedback focused on the following themes
● Questions about the principle of redeveloping the site and the vision for the scheme
● Concerns over the scale of the design proposals
● The need for more office space
● The impact of the new buildings on locally listed assets
● Distrust of the City of London Corporation
We are aware of the strength of local opinion around this scheme and are analysing the feedback given in detail.