From BHS to Gothic revival: Oxford Street tower lined up for cathedral-inspired rebuild

A familiar Oxford Street landmark, once home to the London College of Fashion and British Home Stores, could be in line for a rather unexpected reinvention — a rebuild inspired by medieval cathedral architecture.
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Proposed (c) Planning documents / developer
The original complex was completed in 1958 under the plot-ratio rules introduced in 1947, which encouraged taller structures set back behind lower street-frontages. Hence, the classic mid-century “podium with tower”