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London Fire Brigade to move back into Lambeth headquarters after scrapping £500m redevelopment plans

By 2025-01-13T12:56:00

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Brigade has pulled the plug on a development agreement with Landsec U&I and hired architect 5plus to draw up new plans for listed site

The London Fire Brigade is planning to move its headquarters back to the Art Deco building on Albert Embankment where it was based for 70 years after scrapping a £500m scheme to redevelop the site.

The Brigade (LFB) has unveiled new proposals designed by London architect 5plus to refurbish and upgrade the grade II-listed 8 Albert Embankment site to create a new “fit for purpose” head office for around 840 of its staff.

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