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Government reportedly set to approve Chipperfield’s Chinese embassy plans next month

By 2025-11-21T12:46:00

Chipperfield Chinese Embassy 2

Source: David Chipperfield Architects

Repeatedly delayed scheme given all clear by MI5 and MI6, according to The Times

Keir Starmer is expected to approve Chipperfield’s plans for a new Chinese embassy on Tower Hill next month after being given the all-clear by MI5 and MI6, according to The Times.

The newspaper said it has been told that the Homes Office and the Foreign Office, which represent the two security services, will raise no formal objection to the plans as long as appropriate “mitigations” are put in place to protect national security.

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