Heritage groups call on Sadiq Khan to refuse Network Rail’s ‘irreversible’ Liverpool Street station plans

By Tom Lowe2026-04-14T10:59:00

Victorian Society hails ’critical moment’ to stop Acme-designed proposal to build 19-storey tower above station concourse

A coalition of heritage organisations and campaigners have written to the mayor of London urging him to reject Network Rail’s plans to redevelop Liverpool Street Station.

Proposals designed by Acme to demolish much of the grade II-listed station’s 1980s extension and build a 19-storey office tower above it were approved by the City of London in February but still need Sadiq Khan’s backing before work can start.

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