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1 Appendix: Local Views
Explanation of new LV1 (Local View 1)
1.0.5 The new LV1 view consolidates the views policies of the City of London and Islington to
establish a strong local view safeguarding the special heritage of Farringdon: the Fleet
Valley and the views to St. Paul’s Cathedral from this space.
1.0.6 LV1 provides an opportunity for views of St Paul’s Cathedral from a large space and can
therefore not be considered in terms of view points but as a viewing area.
1.0.7 The view aligns with the western extent of St. Paul’s Heights and centres on St. Paul’s
Cathedral with a width that mirrors its western extent to the east. The height over the
Ordnance Survey Datum at St. Paul’s Cathedral is proposed to be fixed at 52.1m which
is the base of the drum and the height other protected views are defined by.
1.0.8 At the other end, the view is defined by a line parallel to the line established by the cathedral
and set out from the corner of Turnmill Street and Clerkenwell Road bridge at a height
that ensures clear views from this public thoroughfare and from within the Fleet Valley
north of this.
1.0.9 The height of this line is fixed at 14.9m above the Ordnance Survey Datum which is the
height at which the cathedral is visible if one is seated in this public space. The protected
view area continues north along Farringdon Lane and Farringdon Road to a point at the
junction of Farringdon Road and Bowling Green Lane, to protect this part of the valley
space.
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