Plan for new Chinese 'super-embassy' opposite Tower of London rejected by council

Concept image of the proposed embassy at Royal Mint Court - (David Chipperfield Architects’)

Plans for a new Chinese embassy to be developed opposite the Tower of London have come up against opposition from the local council.

Tower Hamlets councillors voted unanimously to reject the scheme at Royal Mint Court at a meeting on Monday, December 9, arguing that it could present a security risk due to the size of the protests it could attract.