LSE gets go-ahead for rooftop extension at Bankside House
Southwark’s planning committee has unanimously approved an application by the London School of Economics to add an extra 3 storeys to its Bankside House hall of residence near Tate Modern.
The scheme, designed by TP Bennett, will add 104 extra student bedrooms to bring the total number of rooms to 667.
Bankside House, which was built as an office block for the owners of Bankside Power Station, has been used by the LSE as a student hall of residence since 1997 …