Planning inspector dismisses developer’s Custom House appeal

By Jim Dunton2022-07-05T06:00:00

Hotel conversion proposals by Squire & Partners would have “too great” an impact on grade I landmark

Squire & Partners’ proposals to convert London’s grade I-listed Custom House into a 200-room hotel have been rejected by a planning inspector because of the impact they would have on the Thames-fronting building.

The practice’s plans for the early 19^th century building – designed by David Laing and Robert Smirke – included new roof terraces and would have seen the building’s east block largely rebuilt behind existing façades.

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