Liverpool Street job set for final sign-off by summer but office scheme not set to start for eight more years

By Tom Lowe2026-02-11T13:49:00

Station upgrade to be front-loaded with four-year programme of civils work set to begin first

Network Rail’s Liverpool Street station redevelopment could get final sign-off from the mayor of London and the government by this summer but construction on the £1bn scheme’s controversial overstation development is not expected to start for eight years.

The Acme-designed scheme was granted approval by the City of London yesterday afternoon following a turbulent three-and-a-half year planning process beset by multiple design and project team changes.

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