Westminster council has approved plans for a controversial £350m development after using permitted development rights to approve the demolition of a 1930s estate in Pimlico.

The authority said the 781-home Ebury Bridge scheme, designed by Astudio Architects, will be the borough’s “largest and most significant redevelopment project in a generation”.

The green light comes after the council was accused of “underhand and unscrupulous” behaviour by the Labour party after it used permitted development rights legislation to fast-track demolition of the historic 336-home Ebury Bridge Estate in Pimlico in a prior approvals process.

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