The Salisbury Square Development, previously known as the Fleet Street Estate, comprises a new combined court facility and police headquarters in the City of London.
Designed by Eric Parry Architects, the project has been dubbed London鈥檚 new Justice Quarter.
The development will also comprise a commercial office building, a public house within a repurposed listed building and extensive public realm improvements.
The project has been drawn up by the City of London Corporation in collaboration with City of London Police and HM Courts & Tribunals Services. Planning permission was granted last month.
The new City of London Law Courts will be the flagship for HM Courts & Tribunal Service and the Ministry of Justice, containing Crown, Magistrates, County and Civil Courts all in a single building. This new court replaces the ageing Mayor鈥檚 and City of London Court, the City of London Magistrates鈥 Court and will also contain eight Crown courtrooms. Criminal cases heard at the Old Bailey will not be affected by the scheme.
. It puts the construction contract value at between 拢300m and 拢315m.
Architect Eric Parry said: 鈥淭he adage that 鈥榯he whole is greater than the sum of the parts鈥 fits well the challenge of the Salisbury Square Development, because three new individual buildings are bound together in a civic ensemble with the surrounding city.
鈥淭his new development is a commendable long-term investment in buildings and public space that will benefit Londoners and provide facilities that are befitting of the City of London鈥檚 leading role within the legal and law enforcement professions, both in the UK and globally.鈥
The plan will be financed entirely by the City of London through the redevelopment of the existing courts (Mayor鈥檚 and City of London Country Court and City of London Magistrates Court) and the sale of two police facilities (Wood Street Police Station and Snow Hill Police Station).
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