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Government approves Chipperfield’s Chinese embassy scheme

By 2026-01-20T12:38:00

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Decision final unless it is successfully challenged in court, housing secretary says

The government has approved David Chipperfield Architects’ controversial plans for a Chinese embassy on the former Royal Mint Court site on the eastern edge of the City of London.

Housing secretary Steve Reed’s approval for the 20,000sq m scheme, announced this morning, follows years of delays to the project, set to be the largest embassy in Europe, amid persistent concerns over threats to national security.

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