Eric Parry Architects’ proposals to add 230 new homes to Pimlico’s groundbreaking Dolphin Square development are set to be given the go-ahead – despite the objection of heritage groups.

The practice’s plans for the quadrangle development – which has long been a favourite of MPs, peers, and society figures – will see the demolition of its northernmost block, Rodney House, for replacement with a new 10-storey building.

Retained parts of Dolphin Square, which was designed by Gordon Jeeves and completed in 1938, will see an extra storey added and some of the development’s existing 1,225 apartments will be reconfigured to deliver additional homes. A further 16 mews houses will also be constructed along the western edge of the development.

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