Khan approves Simpson Haugh’s Kensington hotel scheme
By Hamish Champ2019-06-24T06:00:00
Seifert tower to be replaced after developers increases number of ‘affordable’ homes
The mayor of London has approved Simpson Haugh’s multimillion-pound redevelopment of a Richard Seifert hotel in west London after securing a threefold increase in the number of “affordable” homes going into the mixed-use scheme.
Sadiq Kahn had called in the proposals to replace the 1970s Kensington Forum hotel with a taller scheme featuring 749 bedrooms, 340 serviced apartments and an initial figure of 46 new homes – 20 of which would be “affordable” – last November.
The plans had previously been refused by Kensington & Chelsea council.
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