Originally published December 28, 2016
Updated May 2026
Large-scale public infrastructure projects linked to national security rarely enter public discussion in detail. Yet behind many of London’s most sensitive operational facilities are extensive planning, design, governance, and estate renewal processes involving multidisciplinary teams working across security, infrastructure, and long-term urban resilience.
During a period of heightened focus on counter terrorism preparedness in the United Kingdom, Dean Jones contributed to a multidisciplinary consultancy team supporting elements of the Metropolitan Police Service’s wider estate renewal and accommodation planning programme connected to specialist Counter Terrorism functions operating across London in collaboration with the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC).
The work formed part of broader efforts during the 2010s to modernise policing infrastructure, improve operational coordination, and ensure that specialist policing fun…
