The team behind Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners’ rejected proposals to redevelop the area around South Kensington tube station have confirmed they are seeking to challenge the decision at a planning inquiry.

Members of the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea’s planning committee went against officers’ recommendations when they refused RSHP’s proposals for 50 new apartments and new shops, restaurants and workspace in the tourist hotspot last year.

The scheme, created for joint-venture partners Native Land and Transport for London, would also have delivered improvements for South Kensington Station itself, including step-free access to the District and Circle Lines.

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