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Conservation area to be set up around Bevis Marks Synagogue

Move by City of London will help protect the character of Britain’s oldest synagogue

December 12, 2023 14:20
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BySimon Rocker, Simon Rocker

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Bevis Marks Synagogue has won a significant victory in securing protection against local planning developments it fears could have a detrimental effect on its historic character.

The City of London Corporation’s planning and transportation committee on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve setting up a conservation area around the synagogue.

That will not prevent commercial developments in the neighbourhood, but applicants will, in future, have to surmount significant hurdles.

Planning officers had recommended setting up the Creechurch Conservation Area in summer - but Bevis Marks had believed the area was too small.