Stiff & Trevillion Architects has drawn up new proposals for the redevelopment of a historic builders’ yard hidden behind a row of antique shops on an exclusive central London street.

Westminster council approved Aukett Swanke-penned plans for the redevelopment of Newson’s Yard, on Pimlico Road, Belgravia, back in October 2016 – despite local protests backed by campaign group Save Britain’s Heritage. Protesters even took the decision to the High Court.

Aukett Swanke’s proposals would have used the space occupied by the timber yard, which has a 180-year history and is said to be England’s oldest, to deliver four large shops and five new homes.

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