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Climate policies hit City of London’s Barbican repair works with 16 month delay and 60% cost hike

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Source: Atkins / City of London

Job to fix leaks into listed estate’s exhibition halls bogged down by compliance issues with climate and biodiversity plans

The City of London’s plans to repair leaks at the Barbican have been delayed by more than a year and hit by a 60% cost hike due to compliance issues with the council’s climate strategy.

Work at the grade II-listed estate to replace a damaged waterproofing membrane beneath the site’s podium had been priced at £12.5m but will now cost up to £20m, the City has admitted.

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