Welcome to the website for residents of the Golden Lane Estate to provide updates on the Major Works Project.

Background

The City of London Corporation is investing £105 million in the Golden Lane Estate to carry out repair works. In 2025, members of its Community and Children’s Services Committee agreed the funding, which includes the refurbishment of windows, roofing, heating, ventilation, insulation, and redecoration works across all blocks on the housing estate.

The upgrades are part of the City Corporation’s Housing Major Works Programme, which includes the installation of new fire doors and sprinklers, with lighting, signage, and accessible routes upgraded.

The City Corporation is aware that climate action is required to counteract the impacts of a changing planet and is committed to reducing its contribution to the factors that cause climate change and adapting to the impact of a changing climate. As a result, our works on Golden Lane will deliver the highest standard, climate friendly refurbishments to the estate.

Summer 2026 Update

Summer has been a busy period on the Golden Lane Estate, with a series of consultation events giving residents the chance to see the proposals for their blocks and share their views.

In July, we held a planning consultation event for Cuthbert Harrowing House (13 July) and an introductory consultation event for Great Arthur House (20 July), where residents met with the project team, viewed the proposed scope of works and gave their feedback.

The Golden Lane Estate Residents’ Association (GLERA) technical group also joined a technical workshop on Great Arthur House on 16 July. Feedback from the Great Arthur House event has been taken into account as the design continues to progress.

Resident Liaison Group meetings have also been continuing, with spaces still available for interested residents in each group.

To find out more, please email: info@goldenlaneprojects.co.uk

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Timeline

Crescent House

Planning Permission approved

June 2026

Harvest Fun Day

September 2026

Cuthbert Harrowing House

Planning decision Spring 2027

Construction 2028-2029

Crescent House

Tender 2026

Construction 2028-2031

Great Arthur House

Roof works to be combined

(Main works 2029-2032)

Basterfield / Bayer / Bowater / Stanley Cohen

Construction 2032-2035

Hatfield / Cullum Welch

Construction 2032-2035

Crescent House

With its distinctive crescent shape and rich history, this Grade II* listed building holds a special place in the Golden Lane Estate’s architectural heritage.

The first to undergo refurbishment, Crescent House is prioritised due to the challenges posed by its unique curved windows. Following extensive public consultation, a Pilot Project was established to compare potential refurbishment options and to better understand the scope of works required.

The Pilot Project, completed in October 2023, has informed our strategy for the works required on the rest of Crescent House.

The Wider Estate

Phase two of the project to revitalise Golden Lane Estate takes in the Grade II listed buildings of Cullum Welch House, Stanley Cohen House and the Maisonette blocks (Basterfield House, Bayer House, Bowater House, Cuthbert Harrowing and Hatfield House).

An empty flat in each block type has provided an opportunity for the same Crescent House windows refurbishment team to work on all the different window types to inform the strategy for the works. Frames have been refurbished, solutions for installing trickle vents are being explored, strategies developed as to how to reduce impact on residents when works take place, etc. Most of this exploratory work has been completed and the Project Team are now focusing on the ‘guillotine’ windows in the Maisonette blocks. The aim is to keep the vertical sliding operation and counterbalancing effect to allow the lower window to open easily.

Great Arthur House

Great Arthur House is the tallest building on the Golden Lane Estate. A dedicated Resident Liaison Group has been established and meets every two months to discuss the project as it develops. The project team will hold a public consultation event before any planning applications are submitted, residents will be notified in advance.

If you are a tenant or leaseholder in Great Arthur House and would like to get involved with the RLG, please get in touch at info@goldenlaneprojects.co.uk

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