Khan ‘won’t intervene’ in refusal of Chipperfield’s Chinese Embassy

By Jim Dunton2023-02-09T10:49:00

Source: David Chipperfield Architects

Mayor of London confirms he will not call in plans for former Royal Mint site after Tower Hamlets Council’s rejection

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan will not use his legal powers to determine whether David Chipperfield Architects’ proposals for a new Chinese Embassy in east London can proceed, the Greater London Authority has said.

Members of Tower Hamlets Council’s Strategic Development Committee rejected planning officers’ recommendations to approve the scheme, earmarked for the former Royal Mint site at Wapping, at a meeting in December.

Officers had praised Chipperfield’s proposals for the 2.1ha site, north-east of Tower Bridge, as well-designed, and said they would “deliver a high quality, well integrated, inclusive and sustainable place”.

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