Private family office AIM Capital’s plans to extend its office block at 212-214 High Holborn, WC1, are up for approval at Camden Council’s planning committee meeting on 3 April.
The plans propose the removal of the Grade II listed, five-storey building’s existing roof extension and the addition of a six-storey extension to the rear, which would increase the office accommodation by roughly 13,272 sq ft.
The proposals seek to bring the building back into commercial use after it was vacated by its last tenant, Natwest, in 2022.
Initial plans were submitted in 2018 but were adjusted and a second consultation was conducted last year.
As a result, planning officers noted that previous objections to the proposed scheme had been accounted for or nullified, such as those which focused on potential impacts on Crossrail before it was completed.
Recommending the plans for approval, planning officers said the proposals would “preserve the significance of the listed building” while also bringing economic and public benefits, such as £28,189 to local employment and training initiatives.
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