"A narrow and often flooded riverside path near the Tower of London is to be opened up into a wide plaza open to everyone. The footpath passes in front of the grand-looking Custom House building, which sits next to the river and is about to be converted into a hotel, after the City of London approved the plans. As the name suggests, Custom House was a customs and taxes house for the port of London"
"Apart from the hotel conversion, some of the larger rooms inside, such as the historic Tidewaiters and Long Rooms, will be open to the public for events and use by local community groups. The community groups have been promised at least 24 free uses of the room each year. There will also be a public route through the hotel, so people can get to/from the riverside without needing to walk around the hotel, and they will host regular public tours of the building."
"The fence will be removed, and what had been the staff car park will be opened up as a much wider public plaza, replacing the narrow path. The developer has also committed to the planning approval that the riverside space will be kept open permanently and won't be closed off for private events. It will still flood at times, as remarkably, what was the car park space is designated as part of the London floodplain, so they can't"
A narrow, often flooded riverside path by the Tower of London will be replaced by a wide public plaza open to everyone. The Custom House, built from 1817 and vacated by HMRC in 2021, has been approved for conversion into a hotel after amended plans. Some large historic rooms, including the Tidewaiters and Long Rooms, will be available for events and local community groups, with at least 24 free uses annually. A public route through the hotel and regular public tours will provide riverside access. The fence and former staff car park will be opened as a permanent public space, though the area will still flood because it lies within the London floodplain.
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