High Court allows legal challenge against decision to approve David Chipperfield’s Chinese Embassy scheme

By Tom Lowe2026-04-10T10:26:00

Local residents living on site win right for judicial review with hearing to be held this summer

The government’s decision to approve David Chipperfield’s plans for a Chinese Embassy next to the Tower of London will be challenged at the High Court this summer after campaigners won the right for a judicial review.

The High Court ordered the claim brought by the Royal Mint Court Residents’ Association (RMCRA) against the controversial planning approval for what would be Europe’s largest embassy complex should proceed with a hearing in late June or early July.

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