City approves conversion of listed police station into five-star hotel

By Tom Lowe2021-10-20T05:00:00

Scheme will see prisoner cells transformed into private whisky-tasting rooms

Cells at a grade II*-listed police station in the City of London are set to become private whisky-tasting rooms as part of a five-star hotel conversion.

Plans to convert the 1960s building on Wood Street into a 216-room hotel were given the green light by City planners last week, with construction expected to start on site this year.

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