Listed Central London building to be transformed into luxury hotel

Custom House on the north bank of the Thames will be refurbished into a hotel - (Orms/Secchi Smith)

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 café, a gallery and events spaces.