Developers behind Southwark’s Bankside Yards project are looking to increase the height of one of the scheme’s consented office blocks by five storeys to meet what it says is local demand for space.

Native Land is seeking planning permission for new proposals by Stiff & Trevillion Architects for a block known as Building Nine that would increase its height from eight storeys to 13.

The firm said the result would be a building with10,219sq m of office space, representing a 4,180sq m increase on the currently approved plans for the plot at the corner of Southwark Street and Hopton Street.

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