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26 April 2021 Plans for a new courts complex in the heart of legal London ran into trouble last week when SAVE Britain’s Heritage and other conservation groups lodged formal objections to the demolition of what they say are historic buildings in the Fleet Street Conservation Area. The planned 18-court complex, which will also house the City of London Police HQ, will require the development of Salisbury Square to the south of Fleet Street. Opponents described as ‘crass and short-sighted’ the proposal to demolish Chronicle House (pictured), along with a neo-Baroque bank building, a Georgian house and the Hack & Hop pub. ....
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Source: DBox Source: DBox Fleet Street looking west. The first building on the left is an existing building that is not part of the scheme. Opposite is the art deco Daily Express building Source: DBox Source: DBox Eric Parry Architects’ proposals for a £170m judicial complex in the City of London were approved today. The City Corporation’s planning committee approved the scheme despite uproar over the proposed loss of historic buildings including cherished facades on Fleet Street, London’s famous newspaper district. The development, which will replace an entire city block in a conservation area between Whitefriars Street and Salisbury Court on the south side of Fleet Street, will include a new headquarters for City of London Police, a courts complex and a commercial building to help fund the project. ....