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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Joanna Hodgson

Square Mile in record year for retrofit planning applications, with more 'green' buildings on the way

A record number of retrofit planning applications have been approved in the Square Mile in 2023, with a host of landlords looking to make building projects more environmentally-friendly.

The City of London Corporation said there were 17 major retrofit planning applications it approved in the year to date. It added that will amount to tens of thousands of tons of carbon being saved in the City’s built environment sector, which is responsible for around 40% of its total emissions.

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