The City of London Corporation has approved £337m plans to move the Museum of London from Powell & Moya’s brutalist citadel into the crumbling market buildings at West Smithfield.

The scheme has been drawn up by Stanton Williams and Asif Khan working with specialist conservation architect Julian Harrap. The practices have spent four years working on the detailed plans.

Paul Williams, principal director of Stanton Williams, described today’s decision as a “pivotal milestone” both for the project and for the role of culture and education in London’s resilience.

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