Agenda item

11 November 2014

Riverside Walk Enhancement Strategy

Your Committee seeks approval for the adoption of the revised Riverside Walk Enhancement Strategy and informs about the recently undertaken public consultation and subsequent revisions to the Strategy. 

The Strategy will -

a)      establish a fully accessible walkway to provide a direct route along the riverside with enhanced connections to the rest of the City;

b)      create new green spaces and produce redesigns of existing green spaces for people to stop and enjoy the Thames, as well as enhance the biodiversity of the City riverside and mitigate flood risk; and

c)      improve the cohesion and vibrancy of the riverside by encouraging new developments to provide a spacious, accessible and better connected Riverside Walk with appropriate active frontages.

In addition, the Strategy sets out a delivery plan which identifies projects arising from the Strategy, it prioritises them and indicates the funding strategy for delivery. 

A printed and circulated report is submitted thereon and we recommend the adoption of the Strategy accordingly.

(A)  RiversideWalk Enhancement Strategy

Your  Committee  seeks  approval  for  the  adoption  of  the  revised  Riverside  Walk EnhancementStrategyandinformsabouttherecentlyundertakenpublicconsultation and subsequentrevisionstotheStrategy.

TheStrategywill:-

a)    establisha fully accessiblewalkway toprovidea directroutealongtheriverside with enhancedconnections to therest oftheCity;

b)    createnewgreenspacesandproduceredesignsofexistinggreenspacesfor peopleto stopand enjoytheThames,as well as enhancethe biodiversityofthe Cityriverside and mitigateflood risk; and

c)    improve  the  cohesion  and  vibrancy  of  the  riverside  by  encouraging  new developments  to   provide   a   spacious,  accessible   and   better   connected RiversideWalk with appropriateactivefrontages.

In addition,theStrategysetsouta deliveryplanwhichidentifiesprojectsarisingfrom theStrategy,it prioritises them andindicatesthefundingstrategyfordelivery.

A printedandcirculatedreportis submittedthereonandwerecommendtheadoption oftheStrategyaccordingly.

In response to a question concerning the completion of the Riverside Walk within the Ward of Queenhithe, the Chairman of the Planning and Transportation Committee advised that planning permission had been granted and funding was in place to permit the redevelopment of Queensbridge House; this redevelopment would in turn facilitate the completion of the Riverside Walk in the Ward of Queenhithe. Further, he assured Honourable Members that the City of London Corporation was intending to intervene to ensure progress in the event that the Head Lease was not signed by the end of the month, with a project proposal being prepared for submission to the Projects Sub-Committee of the Policy and Resources Committee.

Read and agreed.