The redevelopment plans for Liverpool Street station have encountered yet another delay as the organization overseeing the project submitted more detailed information with its application.

Network Rail’s proposal involves partly demolishing the UK’s busiest station and constructing a multi-storey tower that would extend over a neighboring Grade II* listed former hotel. A decision from the City of London Corporation was anticipated by the year’s end.

The project has faced criticism, being labeled by conservationists as “a significant and unnecessary drain on resources,” who argued that it would likely be rendered redundant once finished.

Despite the setbacks, Network Rail has expressed its ongoing commitment to the proposal, stating that “more details will be accessible on the planning register.”

The initial planning application was lodged in May 2023, but it faced over 2,000 objections from the public, as well as from Westminster Council and Historic England.

Revised plans were introduced to the City of London Corporation in April, which included changes like reducing the height of the office block above the station, adjusting the building’s alignment to prevent interference with the Great Eastern Hotel’s site, and redesigning the station entrances.

So far, more than 2,100 objections have been submitted against the scheme, alongside more than 1,000 expressions of support.

The Victorian Society has previously urged the City of London planning committee to reject what it called an “environmentally regressive” proposal.

Historic England, one of the initial opponents of the plans, has moderated its position, describing the revised application as a “notable improvement,” although it still anticipates a “significant level of harm.”

The proposed tower’s height has been scaled down to 19 stories, with adjustments made to its positioning to avoid disrupting the Andaz Hotel, alongside redesigns for the station entrances and enhancements to the landscaping, including benches around the Kindertransport Statue.

A spokesperson for Network Rail mentioned that the additional content in the planning application includes further analysis on transportation issues after consultations with Transport for London and the City of London’s highways team.