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Broadgate Square now immune from listing

皇冠体育app Secretary of State has issued a Certificate of Immunity from Listing (COI) for a group of buildings associated with Broadgate Square.

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皇冠体育app Broadgate Estate is an extensive office development, situated close to Liverpool Street Station in London.听 Broadgate belongs to a new wave of commercial developments that began to appear in London in the early 1980s.

皇冠体育app COI covers Nos. 1-2 and 8-12 Broadgate, No.100 Liverpool Street, the Octagon, Octagon Arcade and the sculpture 鈥楩ulcrum鈥�, the Broadgate Circle, Broadgate Square with the sculpture 鈥楲eaping Hare on Crescent and Bell鈥� and the associated paving and landscaping.听聽

In reaching her decision, made after careful consideration of all the evidence, including English Heritage advice, Mrs Miller noted:

  • Broadgate is not of special historic interest beyond that of other commercial buildings of the 1980s鈥�;

  • Buildings embodying the 鈥楤ig Bang鈥� and ensuing de-regulation of the 1980s are better represented by Docklands (especially Canary Wharf);

  • Buildings聽 4 and 6 have been demolished which has impacted on the interest of the complex as a whole, and

  • No new information about the buildings special interest has emerged since the previous decision not to list was made in June 2011.听

Commenting on her decision, Mrs Miller said: 鈥淲hilst I appreciate that the Broadgate Estate is a site known and liked by many Londoners, it is not believed that architecturally statutory listing is required. I am therefore happy to grant a Certificate of Immunity which will provide owners with certainty when making proposals about its future鈥�.听

Notes to Editors

  1. This decision follows that of the previous Culture Secretary鈥檚 Jeremy Hunt鈥檚 ruling in 2011, when a COI was granted for buildings 3, 4 and 6 Broadgate.听 In doing so the Secretary of State considered listing the entire complex but found it was not of special architectural or historic interest.听聽

  2. More information on COI鈥檚 can be聽found .听

  3. 皇冠体育app COI can be viewed .

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Published 17 January 2013