GLA green lights controversial £1bn hotel rejected by council

By Tom Lowe2020-10-26T05:00:00

Mayor’s first approval for Kensington Forum hotel was dropped after 2018 High Court challenge.

A controversial £1bn hotel scheme in South Kensington which was rejected by the council two years ago has been given the green light for a second time by the Greater London Authority (GLA).

The new Kensington Forum hotel will include a 30-storey replacement for the hotel’s existing 29-storey premises, a £90m adjoining block containing 62 affordable apartments and a 2,700sq m “garden square”.

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