High-profile U-turns over plans to redevelop parts of the City of London’s Barbican area have prompted residents’ groups to demand the creation of a long-term vision for the future to prevent “piecemeal over-commercialisation”.

A joint call from the Barbican Association and Golden Lane Estate Residents’ Association urges City bosses to fund a “comprehensive” masterplan for the area following February’s scrapping of Diller Scofidio & Renfro’s £288m Centre for Music proposals. It also referenced the 2019 cancellation of Nicholas Hare Architects’ proposals to expand the City of London School for Girls.

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