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PLP鈥檚 plans for an eight-storey office scheme in London鈥檚 West End which it described as an 鈥渉omage to 1930s architecture鈥� are set to be refused on heritage grounds.

The practice鈥檚 27 Savile Row scheme for developer Henigman is likely to be given the boot at Westminster council鈥檚 planning committee next week following a recommendation for refusal from planning officers.

In a 59-page report, officers said the proposed replacement of the former West Central Police Station 鈥渇ailed to preserve or enhance鈥� the surrounding Regent Street conservation area despite the plans receiving overwhelming support from local businesses.

The unlisted former police station, an early modernist building completed in 1940, became vacant in 2021 following the consolidation of the policing functions for the West End at the Charing Cross Police Station on Agar Street.

More than 100 letters of support for PLP鈥檚 plans were received from adjacent occupiers, against just four letters of objection.

Planning officers also said the demolition of the existing building was acceptable in circular economy and sustainability terms because its physical constraints meant that a reuse and adaptation approach would not result in a significant embodied carbon saving.

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But the Greater London Authority, a consultee, said the public benefits of the scheme would not outweigh the heritage harm caused to nearby buildings, partly because the proposed affordable workspace in the new building would be too small and of relatively low quality.

Historic England have also criticised the plans for replacing a 鈥減re-war building of architectural interest鈥� with an 鈥渙verbearing and visually intrusive鈥� building which is larger than the surrounding townscape.

The heritage advisor has called for the reuse of the former police station, highlighting Westminster鈥檚 emerging plan to turn the borough into a 鈥榬etrofit-first鈥� city which last month led to the demise of another demolish and rebuild scheme on the same street.

Fathom Architects鈥� plans for the 18-19 Savile Row site were refused in a knife edge vote in April after planning committee chair Ruth Bush said the council needed to send a 鈥渟trong message鈥� to developers on sustainability.

PLP said its proposals for the street had 鈥渞esponded to the heritage setting of Savile Row with a carefully scaled building whose palette, details, and articulation plays homage to the legacy of 1930鈥檚 architecture, whilst complementing the surrounding context and positively contributing to the conservation area and townscape.鈥�

鈥淭he proposal for 27 Savile Row represents a significant opportunity to enhance the quality and character at the northern end of Savile Row,鈥� the practice added.

The project team also includes structural engineer Arup, sustainability consultant Hoare Lea, planning consultant DP9, cost consultant Gardiner & Theobald, daylight consultant GIA and townscape consultant The Townscape Consultancy.