18 January 2012
High Court judgment on St Paul’s protest
Today (18 January) the High Court found in favour of the City of
London Corporation in relation to its highways and planning
responsibilities at St Paul’s.
Stuart Fraser, the City of London Corporation’s Policy Chairman,
said after the Court judgment:
“We took this action to clear the tents and equipment at St
Paul’s. We hope the protesters will now remove the tents
voluntarily. If not, and subject to any appeal proceedings, we will
be considering enforcement action.
‘‘Lawful protests are a regular part of City life but tents,
equipment and increasingly, quite a lot of mess and nuisance, is
not what a highway is for and the public generally is losing out –
as evidence before the court made clear.’’
A Planning and Transportation Committee meets on 31
January and will consider the judgment. More details here
later.
Download the Summary Judgment (PDF,
180kb)
Download the Full Judgment (PDF, 3.6mb)
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Notes to editors
- Press enquiries
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- About the City of London Corporation
The
City of London Corporation is a uniquely diverse
organisation. It supports and promotes the City as the world
leader in international finance and business services and provides
local services and policing for those working in, living in and
visiting the Square Mile. It also provides valued services to
London and the nation. These include the Barbican Centre and
the Guildhall School of Music & Drama; the Guildhall Library
and Art Gallery and London Metropolitan Archive; a range of
education provision (including three City Academies); five Thames
bridges (including Tower Bridge and the Millennium Bridge); the
Central Criminal Court at Old Bailey; over 10,000 acres of open
spaces (including Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest), and three
wholesale food markets. It is also London’s Port Health
Authority and runs the Animal Reception Centre at Heathrow.
It works in partnership with neighbouring boroughs on the
regeneration of surrounding areas and the City Bridge Trust, which
it oversees, donates more than £15m to charity annually.
- Stuart Fraser is Chairman of the Policy
and Resources Committee of the City of London
Corporation – the committee that steers the City Corporation’s
relations with government and sets its policies. View
his Biography