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Wilkinson Eyre’s plans to redevelop spy tunnels into visitor attraction poised for approval

By 2024-06-05T11:31:00

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Planning officers praise scheme for finding a ”most interesting way of restoring and reusing” the vast subterranean complex

Wilkinson Eyre’s plans to redevelop a network of Second World War tunnels 40m beneath central London into a visitor attraction have been recommended for approval by the City of London corporation.

The plans would convert the tunnel complex, which extends to more than 8,000sq m, into a visitor and cultural attraction that is expected to that will draw in up to 2 million visitors a year.

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