Cabe says designs by Weston Williamson will improve passenger experience but warns of overall area being planned in a piecemeal manner

The government's design adviser has approved the plans by Weston Williamson Architects for works to improve Paddington station in preparation for Crossrail.

Design watchdog Cabe said the designs would provide a much improved passenger experience for people using the Hammersmith and City line at the station. However, it expressed concerns that the overall vision for the area, which includes a new station to the south of Paddington, could be designed in a piecemeal manner. The plans reviewed here do not include the proposed new station.

In addition, the design review panel called on Crossrail to improve the cladding proposed for the new taxi rank ramp at the existing station.

Deborah Denner, senior design review adviser, comments: “Paddington is a good example of the way many Crossrail stations need to be knitted into sensitive historic contexts. We've been working with Crossrail over the past year, advising on these projects through a dedicated design review panel, and we're pleased to be able to support this scheme for planning approval.”

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