Stanton Williams’ £37m overhaul of Rhodes House, part of Oxford University, has won planning on the casting vote of the committee chair.

The scheme will allow the Rhodes Trust to increase the numbers of scholarships it offers by providing new offices and residential accommodation for 40 guests as well as a conference centre.

The convening facilities for 300 people will be created in the lower-ground floor of the existing grade II* building, extending under and connecting with the wider landscape.

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