Decision paves way for makeover drawn up by Howells to go ahead
Heritage campaigners have been left disappointed after a certificate of immunity from listing was issued for 10 Cabot Square in Canary Wharf.
Canary Wharf Group is looking at revamping the building which has seen architect Howells submit plans to part-demolish and add three floors to the 10-storey office building completed in 1991 by architect SOM.
The Twentieth Century Society (C20) had wanted the building to be listed at grade II and argued it was “the finest example” of the Chicago style Beaux-Arts revival type of architecture remaining in Canary Wharf.
But the government’s heritage adviser Historic England advised against giving it listed status which was confirmed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
C20 said: “The building is historically important and an exceptionally well-designed synthesis of the early Chicago skyscraper and its London context. Its loss to Canary Wharf and the built environment of this uniquely planned area of the city would be profound.”
Plans by Howells to redevelop the building went in earlier this year. Canary Wharf is proposing the enlarged building will cover 630,000sq ft, up from the existing 575,000sq ft.
The building, which was previously occupied by Barclays Bank, has been empty for three years.
The Howells plan will see the façade replaced, the roof level reconfigured and external terraces added.
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