Tower Hamlets refuses Chipperfield’s Chinese Embassy following Rayner call in

By Tom Lowe2024-12-11T13:07:00

Source: David Chipperfield Architects

Eight-day public inquiry into transformation of former Royal Mint to start in February

Tower Hamlets council has refused David Chipperfield’s plans to transform the former Royal Mint into China’s UK embassy in a symbolic move following Angela Rayner’s decision to call in the scheme.

Councillors voted unanimously to refuse the scheme in a special meeting of the council’s strategic development committee on Monday despite the plans being recommended for approval by planning officers.

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