The Streets and Walkways Sub (Planning and Transportation) Committee were scheduled to meet on 14 October 2025 to discuss highway reinstatements, urban integration and Section 278 agreements¹. The committee was also expected to review policy and project delegated decisions made between July and September 2025.

Crossrail Liverpool Street Urban Integration

The committee was scheduled to discuss the Crossrail Liverpool Street Urban Integration (Phase 2) project. The aim of the project was to explore design changes to the public realm across the wider Liverpool Street area, enhance the pedestrian environment, and facilitate the anticipated increase in pedestrian traffic resulting from the opening of the Elizabeth line².

According to the report pack, the Crossrail Liverpool Street Urban Integration project was initiated in 2013. Phase 1 delivered a pedestrianised area around the new Elizabeth line entrance in Liverpool Street and a raised carriageway on the adjacent section of Blomfield Street. Phase 2 delivered:

• Retiming of traffic signals at nearby junctions to increase priority for walking and wheeling.
• Decluttering of redundant street furniture in Old Broad Street (between Liverpool Street and Wormwood Street).
• Temporary measures to increase space for walking and wheeling on Old Broad Street to support social distancing during COVID-19, and the development of concept designs to make these changes permanent (not yet delivered).

The report pack noted that a public consultation exercise on the Liverpool Street Area Healthy Streets Plan (HSP) took place between October and December 2023, with over 100 responses received. The majority of responses indicated broad support for the proposals, and the HSP was subsequently amended and then adopted in May 2024.

The committee was expected to consider a request to rename the Crossrail Liverpool Street Urban Integration (Phase 2) project to the Liverpool Street Area Healthy Streets Programme, and to approve the closure of the Crossrail Liverpool Street Urban Integration (Phase 2) project and the transfer of any unspent budgets to Liverpool Street Area Healthy Streets Programme. The committee was also expected to consider a request to allocate £50,000 from the existing Crossrail Phase 2 Urban Integration project to create a programme management budget for the Programme, and to approve the remaining allocation from the existing Crossrail Liverpool Street Urban Integration Phases to be put towards delivery of individual projects emerging from the Programme. The report pack also stated that any underspend from the Finsbury Circus Access Improvements project, could be put towards delivery of individual projects emerging from the Programme.

The report pack stated that future update reports on the Programme would be outside of the Gateway process³, but that individual projects within the Programme would be subject to approval through the Gateway process.

Arthur Street

The committee was scheduled to discuss a Section 278 agreement for highway reinstatement on Arthur Street. Arthur Street, at its junction with King William Street, has been closed since 2015 to facilitate the Bank Station Capacity Upgrade (BSCU). The BSCU has delivered new Northern line platforms and a new London Underground station entrance on Cannon Street which opened in spring 2023.

The report pack stated that Transport for London (TfL) is required to agree a reinstatement proposal and then reinstate the highway on Arthur Street following completion of the station works. However, it has now been agreed that the City Corporation will deliver the reinstatement works on behalf of TfL, with all costs fully funded by TfL.

The committee was expected to consider a request to authorise officers to negotiate and enter into a Section 278 agreement with TfL to secure the funding required to deliver the reinstatement works. The report pack stated that the estimated cost of the highway reinstatement is £510,000 and will be fully funded by TfL.

100 Fetter Lane

The committee was scheduled to discuss the outcome of Section 278 works and a Local Implementation Plan (LIP) funded raised junction treatment at New Fetter Lane, Fetter Lane and Bream's Buildings. The project delivered enhancements to the public realm around the redevelopment of 100 Fetter Lane and included a new raised junction treatment at New Fetter Lane, Fetter Lane and Bream's Buildings.

The report pack stated that the project was delivered in line with its main objectives to:

• Upgrade existing footways surrounding the site with York stone in keeping with adjoining areas on Fetter Lane, Breams Buildings, Greystoke Place and Mac's Place.
• Improve crossing facilities for people walking and wheeling at the junction of Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane and New Fetter Lane to improve east/west pedestrian movement.

The committee was expected to consider a request to note the contents of the report, authorise the return of unused funds to the developer, including any accrued interest as per the Section 278 agreement once the final accounts for these projects are completed, and agree to close this project.

Policy and Project Delegated Decisions

The committee was scheduled to note a report summarising the decisions relating to Transport and Public Realm projects that have been taken between 1 July and 30 September 2025. These decisions were made under existing or agreed delegated powers by responsible Officers within the Environment Department. The projects listed in the report were:

• Cool Streets and Greening Programme: Phase 4 SUDS⁴ projects on Bread Street, Knightrider Court, and St Andrew's Hill.
• Traffic Order Review – Changes to Pedestrian Zone Operational Hours' Proposals to change the operational hours of six pedestrian zones - Bow Lane, Watling Street, Carter Lane, Lime Street, Devonshire Row and Austin Friars.
• 2 Aldermanbury Square S278 Deliver changes to the public highway in the vicinity of the development at 2 Aldermanbury Square, also known as City Place House, through a Section 278 agreement that is fully funded by the developer.
• 63-66 Coleman Street S278 The development at 63-66 Coleman Street has a Section 278 Highway Improvement Works project, which aims to enhance the public highway surrounding the development fully funded by the developer
• 5-10 Great Tower Street S278 Improved public realm surrounding the development at 5-10 Great Tower Street, fully funded by the developer
• 100 New Bridge Street S278 Highway and Public realm enhancements to Waithman Street, Pilgrim Street, Apothecary Street and remedial maintenance works to the steps and the platform over railway tracks linking Waithman Street and Apothecary Street.
• Outdoor Fitness Equipment at Old Waterman's Walk This project proposes the installation of new outdoor fitness equipment on the Riverside Walk, with the preferred location being Old Watermen's Walk, a path (City Walkway) that runs from Lower Thames Street to the north and Grant's Quay Wharf to the south.

Outstanding References

The committee was scheduled to receive a report from the Town Clerk providing an update on outstanding references. These included:

• Old Jewry Traffic Experiment - A decision was taken at the September S&W to not make the current Experimental traffic Order (which allows southbound vehicle access to Poultry) permanent. Officers are working up the engagement plan to reintroduce the point closure to vehicles just to the south of Fredericks Place.
• Monument/London Bridge - TfL have confirmed budget for the parapet works and that they will now progress to detailed design. Awaiting update on budget for accessibility improvements to the bus stop.
• Bank - G5 Report was approved at P&T in February 2025. The Experimental Traffic Order (ETO) started on 28 July 2025. Also on 28 July, a westbound directional closure on Leadenhall Street started which means that the effect of the ETO will be limited to eastbound traffic across Bank Junction until October when the works on Leadenhall Street are expected to complete. Formal consultation and monitoring will start after the ETO is fully operational. Statutory consultation has been extended to nine months to account for the impact of the other works on the experiment's operation.