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Support the local economy
Encouraging visitors to support local business, with no inhouse restaurant
Activate the pocket park
Landscape design proposals are being developed to increase biodiversity and ecology, and provide enhanced amenity for guests and the public
Provide high-quality hotel space
The Resident is a boutique home from home hotel experience for sophisticated travellers
Design in keeping with the local area
Designs of the proposals have been updated to better reflect local buildings and cues
Sustainable Environmental consideration
A sustainably led design aiming to minimise resource use, build in resilience to climate change and promote health and wellbeing
Ensure safety of visitors and residents
The Hotel would have a 24 hour operated reception desk and CCTV. In addition, vehicle entrance has been located well away from nearby junctions and servicing and deliveries will happen off street to minimise pedestrian interaction
Limit noise disruption
Timings for hotel deliveries will also be controlled
Involve people at all stages of the process
Two large consultation events this month with a wide engagement strategy to inform proposals
The Resident excels in providing a boutique rooms led home from home experience for sophisticated trallers in thriving locations.
Guests value the service provided and the heartfelt hospitality, which is reflected in reviews on sites such as Tripadvisor.
Visitor numbers to the City increase, there is a clear demand for high quality hotel rooms to support all needs, whether guests are there for business, culture or tourism.
Our proposals will support this and the wider ambitions of the City Corporation as set out in their Destination City framework which seeks to support tourism, hospitality, leisure and culture in the Square Mile.
By investing in the site, we can create a new lively public realm around the building. As part of the application, we are looking to bring in a new pocket park at ground floor level to create a welcoming and activated environment.
As part of this, enhanced urban greening at ground floor level will be introduced, along with new greening on the roof space helping to achieve a 10% gain in biodiversity.
We are also seeking to activate the ground floor level by creating a new separate space for a potential café/restaurant.
