Time runs out for Chipperfield’s Chinese embassy plans

By Tom Lowe2023-08-11T11:59:00

Source: David Chipperfield Architects

Deadline to lodge an appeal for rejected scheme passed yesterday

David Chipperfield Architects’ plans for a Chinese Embassy on the former Royal Mint Site look destined for the scrapheap following Beijing’s apparent decision not to revive the project.

The 700,000sq ft scheme, which would have been the UK’s largest embassy, was refused by Tower Hamlets council last year after objections from locals and MPs.

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