Westminster City Council has approved planning permission for Marble Arch Tower in London.
The existing tower will be demolished and developers Alamacantar will replace it with a residential building and an office building, both providing retail and leisure facilities on basement, ground and first floor, designed by Rafael Viñoly.
The office building will feature large scale art work by Lee Simmons. Almacantar originally received planning permission in June 2014 and submitted revised plans late last year.
The original plans were revised to include a greater proportion of office space in the development transforming the first level of residential area in the Western tower into office area and adding an additional floor of housing to the top of the tower. The revised plans will increase the height of the building from 17 storeys to 18, and will marginally reduce the number of apartments from 53 to 49.
Almacantar will also create a new-build multi-screen Odeon cinema and the 18,000 sq ft of new retail remains a key aspect of the development. This world-class retail space will transform the area and have a positive impact on the surrounding environment.
The housing element of the scheme will be provided at 466-490 Edgware Road, where Almacantar is also developing a new mixed tenure housing and retail scheme. The scheme will comprise 76 homes, of which 47 will be affordable. The development will also see the reinstatement of the disused petrol filling station.
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