Jenrick pours cold water on £500m Albert Embankment fire station development
The Housing Secretary has refused planning permission for U+I's proposed reworking of the former London Fire Brigade HQ on the south bank of the River Thames.
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Thumbs-up for £500m mixed-use Albert Embankment development
U+I's reinvention of the former London Fire Brigade HQ site will deliver 443 new homes alongside a new fire station and museum, a hotel, office and retail space.
Government calls in U+I’s £500m Albert Embankment scheme
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