Make Architects’ controversial proposals to redevelop the former ITV headquarters on London’s South Bank are facing renewed requests to be subjected to ministerial call-in, despite receiving an effective thumbs-up from Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.

The practice’s plans for Mitsubishi Estate and CO-RE would see the demolition of all current buildings on the site for replacement with an office-led development featuring a 26-storey tower and a 13-storey counterpart, linked by a six-storey podium.

Mitsubishi and CO-RE won backing for the scheme from Lambeth Council in March. However then-housing secretary Michael Gove placed a so-called Article 31 notice on the decision, preventing the start of work while ministers decide whether the scheme needs further scrutiny.

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