Jenrick throws out Pilbrow towers plan for old London fire brigade HQ

By Elizabeth Hopkirk2021-06-24T11:17:00

8 Albert Embankment - Pilbrow and Partners

Source: Pilbrow & Partners

Developer mulls options after local planning authority over-ruled by inspector and minister

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has thrown out Pilbrow & Partners’ plans for a £500m scheme to redevelop the former London Fire Brigade headquarters on the Albert Embankment in central London.

Jenrick agreed with his planning inspector who ruled that the 8 Albert Embankment scheme for 443 flats and two towers of 26 and 24 storeys would cause serious harm to views of the Palace of Westminster World Heritage Site (WHS) from Primrose and Parliament hills in north London. Developer U&I said it was considering its options.

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