Family behind No 1 Poultry take aim at refurb as landmark scheme gets green light from City planners

By Tom Lowe2026-03-25T19:14:00

Philip Palumbo said his family wanted to ’dispel any suggestion that we are in agreement’ with John Robertson Architects-designed facelift

The family which built James Stirling’s City office No 1 Poultry has spoken out against a planned refurbishment of the landmark building, describing the scheme as “meddle to the point of mutilation”.

Phillip Palumbo, son of property developer and former peer Peter Palumbo, said his family wished to “express our strongest disapproval” of the plan to bring the grade II*-listed building up to modern occupier standards.

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