Listed Central London building to be transformed into luxury hotel

"A Grade I-listed central London building previously occupied by HMRC is to be transformed into a new luxury hotel. Custom House, which sits on the north bank of the Thames in Billingsgate, will be redeveloped into a 179-bed hotel, complete with a basement spa, a cultural cafe, a gallery and events spaces. A previous submission for the site filed by Cannon Capital Developments was rejected on appeal by the Planning Inspectorate in 2022,"

"The latest application, submitted by Custom House City Ltd and approved by the City of London Corporation on Tuesday, featured a number of changes to the refused scheme including reducing the number of hotel rooms from 202 to 179 and no longer proposing a two-storey roof extension to the east and west wings. No objections were received from heritage groups in response to the new submission, with organisations such as Historic England, while providing commentary and recommended conditions, opting not to push for its refusal."

Custom House on the north bank of the Thames will be converted into a 179-bed luxury hotel with a basement spa, cultural cafe, gallery and events spaces. The site was acquired by Jastar Capital in 2023 through subsidiary Custom House City Ltd. A prior proposal by Cannon Capital Developments was rejected on appeal in 2022. The approved scheme reduces room numbers from 202 to 179 and removes a proposed two-storey roof extension to the east and west wings. Historic and heritage organisations provided commentary and recommended conditions, but did not object to the new submission.

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