One of two hotels designed by RSHP for a site beside the main road out of London to Heathrow Airport is being redesigned as student flats because of the hit tourism has taken during the pandemic.

Developer Dominvs said the larger 23-storey hotel was not currently viable. It confirmed that it is about to start work on another part of the consented scheme, a five- to 10-storey Premier Inn hotel.

Both were designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners and won planning in December after a previous proposal by Dexter Moren proved so unpopular that it was withdrawn on the eve of the planning committee.

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