Greater London Authority planning officers advised Sadiq Khan to reject Adjaye Associates’ controversial 20-storey tower earmarked for Brixton town centre, newly-released documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed.

Adjaye’s office-led mixed-use Hondo Tower had been approved by Lambeth Council in November 2020, but Mayor of London Khan subsequently used his planning powers to take over determining the scheme, created for Texan entrepreneur Taylor McWilliams’ Hondo Enterprises.

As well as 25,435sq m of new office space, the Pope’s Road project would have delivered retail space, restaurant and café space, and incubator space for fledgling local businesses.

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