NOTICE is given that in accordance with the provisions of Section 256 of the Highways Act 1980 the City of London Corporation (“the City”) as highway authority for the highways known as Eldon Street (part) and Finsbury Avenue (part) in the City of London (“the highway”) proposes with Bluebutton (12702) Limited, B.L.C.T. (PHC 2) Limited (“the Owners”) as the owners of the land adjoining and lying near to the highway to enter into an agreement to adjust the boundary of the highway.

The City hereby confirms that the highway is a highway maintainable at the public expense and the particulars of the proposed agreement are as follows:

1. In exchange for the land described at 2 below : (i) an area of land totalling 87.5 square metres as shown hatched purple on the plan numbered 15156 (SK) 2512 (“the Plan”) which at present forms part of Eldon Street, and situated adjacent to 1 Broadgate, shall be dedicated as public highway by the owners and (ii) an area of land totalling 96.5 square metres as shown cross-hatched purple on the Plan which at present forms part of Eldon Street, and situated adjacent to 1 Broadgate, shall be dedicated as public highway by the owners.

2. One parcel of land totalling 288 square metres consisting of highway shown edged and hatched orange on the Plan which at present forms part of Finsbury Avenue shall vest in the owners identified in the Schedule in exchange for the land described at 1 above.

3. There shall be no payment by way of equality of exchange but the Owners are to pay the Council’s costs of entering into the agreement.

4. Any apparatus of statutory undertakers under, in, over, along or across any area of land which ceases to be highway pursuant to the agreement shall have the same rights as respects their apparatus after that area of highway ceases to be highway as they had immediately beforehand

Any person who objects to the proposed agreement may appeal to the Magistrates’ Court offices at Westminster Magistrate’s Court, 181 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5BR before the expiration of 2 months from the date of the first publication of this notice (being the date below). Any person claiming an estate right interest in or charge on the land to be conveyed by the Council to the Owners may claim compensation under the Highways Act 1980 Section 256(5).

A plan of the proposed adjustment of boundaries of the highway showing the land to be conveyed as hatched and cross hatched on the plan and a full Schedule of the owners and the relevant titles will be open for inspection free of charge at Planning Enquiry Desk, Guildhall North Wing, London, EC2V 7HH during normal office hours.

Dated 3rd June 2025

Executive Director Environment

Guildhall London EC2P 2EJ