Our principles

We believe that Lancashire Court’s potential can only be realised through treating the whole as greater than the sum of its parts, and viewing Lancashire Court as a holistic destination.

We therefore plan to maximise the flexibility of the different component buildings of the Court and the interconnectivity between them, as well as installing new waste management systems for all the buildings in Lancashire Court.

We want to greatly improve the public realm through making it accessible for all visitors, installing better lighting, and finally through the establishment of a new urban centrepiece in the reintroduction of the historic geometries of Horse Shoe Yard and White Lion Yard.

Taking a holistic view the transformation of Lancashire Court is being driven by four key principles: retro-first, sustainability, heritage, and embracing the future of high streets.

Sustainable redevelopment

The Lancashire Court renewal aims to achieve ambitious sustainability goals during both the construction period and throughout its operation

As well as focusing on regeneration, the development will use sustainable materials such as timber and will be operationally net-zero carbon enabled. There will be roof-mounted solar panels and green roofs to encourage biodiversity. We are encouraging sustainable travel by providing end-of-trip facilities and cycle spaces, as well as minimising deliveries to the area.

Our Sustainability proposals

Upgrading facades

Structural grid

Construction materials

Upgrading existing facades to improve the thermal performance
of older buildings.

Flexible structural grid to allow easy future reconfigurations and thus increase the lifespan of the buildings.

Use of timber and 50% cement replacement in the new structures.

Energy efficiency

Water use

Green transport

Operational net-zero carbon enabled development, with roof-mounted solar photovoltaics and 100% electric buildings as well as heat recovery from hotel baths and showers.

Sustainable urban drainage strategy, including collection and storage of rainwater. Grey water recycling systems and a low water-use irrigation system will also reduce the buildings’ environmental impact.

Sustainable transport will be encouraged through cycle storage and end-of-trip facilities. Deliveries will be minimised.

Biodiversity

Green roofs will be installed to enhance biodiversity.

Retro-first

We have analysed every building in Lancashire Court assessing its
potential for refurbishment and extension

This project is conservation–led and embraces the principles of the circular economy. We will therefore be retaining the vast majority of the structures which currently stand in Lancashire Court, with 84% of Gross Internal Area to be retained/refurbished in the redevelopment.

Research into the Estate’s past has shaped our vision of its future; for instance, in reinstating the orthogonal public space at Horse Shoe Yard.

Only 8 Lancashire Court will be demolished and rebuilt entirely, due to the need for highly inefficient structural strengthening in the current building, along with its small size, awkward layout, and the need to create a basement space underneath it.

We will be undertaking limited demolition works in
order to remodel the upper floors of 111–117 New Bond Street and the rear additions to 27-31 Brook Street due to inappropriate floor to ceiling heights in the current buildings.

While we recognise that the act of demolishing and rebuilding these structures has an unavoidable negative environmental impact, we will create structures with vastly improved environmental performance and capacity for flexibility which will ensure that they are buildings for the long-term future of the estate and of Mayfair.