Westminster City Council has approved Clivedale's plans for the redevelopment of the site at 20-24 Carlton House Terrace.

The new building designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners will contain offices, flexible workspace, retail and leisure units, car and cycle parking spaces.

Graham Stirk, Senior Design Partner at Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, commented: “With news of this approval of planning for 20 Carlton House Terrace, we look forward to commencing work on delivering our second project for Clivedale London, in one of the West End’s most prestigious addresses. There is no doubt that the pandemic has heightened demand for flexible workspaces focused on the wellbeing of the workforce, something we set out to achieve in the design of this scheme. A focal point of the enhanced proposal was recalibrating the previously labyrinthine internal design, relocating the passenger lifts to create more regular and flexible floorplates.

Our vision carefully repositions them on the outside of the building, simplifying the floorplans and enabling occupiers to adapt spaces to cater to creative, collaborative and productive working. This open floorplan will enhance tenure flexibility, expand the opportunity for high-end amenity offerings and support increased efficiency, all of which will prove key in successfully catering for a post-pandemic workforce.”

Tarun Tyagi, CEO of Clivedale London, added:
“We are delighted to have successfully acquired planning permission for 20 Carlton House Terrace, a contemporary, authentic and elegant refurbishment synonymous to the landmark location of St James. This announcement illustrates Clivedale London’s continued ambition to diversify our portfolio extending across commercial, residential and hospitality projects and marks not only our third commercial asset but the seventh scheme within our ultra-central London portfolio.”

Westminster City Council planning application reference no. 20/04933/FULL.