£90m Oxford Street revamp project to begin in autumn

Westminster City Council has greenlit the £90m renovation of Oxford Street and has set to move the programme forward with construction due to start in autumn 2024. 

The news comes after the council received positive feedback from more than 1,600 people in the borough, as well as support for all proposals included in the public consultation. 

Oxford Street’s revamp will see the area benefit from wider footways, more trees and planting, as well as clearer signage. 

The programme will also include a number of projects to enhance local areas along the street such as Oxford Circus, where the proposals aim to increase footway space by 40%.

Cllr Geoff Narraclough, cabinet member for planning and economic development, said: “It’s heartening to see local people and businesses have given their support for our plans to improve Oxford Street and its surrounding areas.

“After a number of schemes have been proposed to develop the district in the past, I am confident that we have an ambitious and deliverable plan in place.”

Schemes for Oxford Circus, Marylebone Fitzrovia, Oxford Street West, and Eastcastle Street were also included in the consultation, with the initiatives focussing on providing more direct vehicle routes through the areas and improvements for pedestrians and the public realm.

All five schemes received support from more than half of the respondents to an online questionnaire and were approved to be implemented by the council’s cabinet on 11 December.