""improve accessibility, capacity and the everyday experience for those who rely on Liverpool Street""
"Ellie Burrows, managing director for Network Rail eastern region, said the transformation would be "for passengers, and for the City of London to support its growth ambitions"."
"Network Rail have claimed they cannot improve Liverpool Street station without building a 20-storey building directly on top of it. "If that's the case, it's a very sad day for Britain. It's a very sad day for the City of London.""
"St Paul's Cathedral said it remained "deeply concerned regarding the potential for harm that would arise from the scheme, both in the short and the long term"."
Network Rail and ACME plan to redevelop Liverpool Street station by building a 19-storey office block above the Grade II-listed station and partially demolishing parts of the existing structure. The project aims to improve accessibility, capacity and everyday experience for passengers and to support the City of London's growth ambitions. Planning officers recommended approval and City of London councillors will discuss the proposals on 10 February. More than 2,000 objections and 1,100 support letters were submitted. Revised plans reduced tower size, realigned the building to avoid the Great Eastern Hotel site, redesigned entrances, and added landscaping around the Kindertransport statue. Heritage bodies and nearby St Paul's Cathedral expressed concern about potential harm.
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