Please click below to read our construction newsletter for residents and neighbours of Middlesex Street Estate.

This edition includes a big thank you to members of the MSE community and information about the car park and podium construction works which are due to start from January 2025. Enjoy the festive break and we will be in touch again in the New Year.

If you require any further information, please contact info@mse-project.co.uk or 0800 772 0475

From 6 January 2025, the ground floor car park will be closed to resident and visitor traffic, to enable the first phase of the Eastern Base construction works to begin.

Residents with existing car parking permits will be relocated to temporary spaces in the Basement until late 2025, when they will be moved to the new car park which will be their permanent home (on the other side of the Basement).

Please click to read the most recent construction newsletter for residents and neighbours of Middlesex Street Estate.

Please click to read the most recent construction newsletter for residents and neighbours of Middlesex Street Estate. This edition gives an update on the noisier work expected to start on 23rd October and about respite options for affected residents.

Please click to read the first construction newsletter for residents and neighbours of Middlesex Street Estate. This edition gives an update of the expected programme for the upcoming months along with key contacts for any queries relating to the project.

Please note that the ball court area will be closed for essential work from Wednesday 31 July to Thursday 1 August 2024. This work is to address the gap between the boarding and fence to ensure items do not fall between. If you have any questions please contact info@mse-project.co.uk or call 0800 772 0475.

Planning Update

We wanted to update you on some minor changes required to the planning permission for the Eastern Base.

During the consultation process concerns were raised about the possible inclusion of a rapid response unit and this was subsequently removed from the proposals. Following a detailed review, an alternative use for this space was identified, comprising of a space for safety and fitness training of officers. We have therefore submitted a Section 73 application for the variation of planning permission to cover the necessary minor design changes required.

If you have any queries on the above, please contact us via info@mse-project.co.uk

Gravel Lane Early Works

Please see below a letter sent to residents above the Gravel Lane shops on 7 May 2024 informing them about some investigative works taking place in the basement of 16 Gravel Lane in mid-late May 2024.

Advance Notice of Works: Podium Investigation Works

Contractors will be working at various sites on the podium during the week commencing 22 April 2024. This will include carefully lifting and setting aside paving slabs and sand bedding to expose the waterproofing for inspection. Areas will be cordoned off and made good after the inspection has taken place.

RESIDENT WORKSHOPS, FRIDAY 26 APRIL 2024

We are running two separate workshops to hear residents’ thoughts on aspects of the podium which is being refurbished as part of the City of London Police’s Eastern Base project at Middlesex Street Estate.

10.30am: Planting Workshop

12pm: Accessible Play Workshop

No booking required, please just come along to the Artizan Street Library.

CONTRACTOR ON SITE: CAR PARK RAMP, THURSDAY 4 APRIL 2024

Contractors will be working on the exit ramp of the basement car park on Thursday 4 April between 9-10.30am. This investigative work includes drilling a small hole to ascertain the thickness of the slab behind existing underground gate post. There will be some noise during the work and the ramp will remain open to traffic. 

Gravel Lane Early Works

Please see below a letter sent to residents on 12 March 2024 informing them about some investigative works taking place on Gravel Lane in March/April 2024.

Thursday 29 February 2024

Thank you to all those who attended the Community Meeting on Thursday 29 February. Please use the video link to watch the recording* and click on the link below to view the presentation slides.

February 2024

At the meeting of the City of London Planning Applications Sub-Committee on Tuesday 13 February 2024, Members resolved to grant permission for the planning application for the construction of an operational base for the City of London Police in the car parks at Middlesex Street Estate. The planning consent is subject to the signing of a Section 106 Agreement and compliance with planning conditions.