Overview

• Angela Rayner’s planning department extended the deadline from September 9 to October 21 to review new responses on the Royal Mint Court proposal.
• DP9, representing China, declined to supply full internal layouts and argued the unredacted drawings sufficiently identify main uses.
• Submitted blueprints include blacked‑out areas, with several rooms, including parts of the basement, marked as redacted for security reasons.
• The Chinese embassy rejected claims of secret facilities and urged swift approval, saying the UK has an obligation to support diplomatic construction.
• The Home Office and Foreign Office reported agreed mitigation on public access to the on‑site abbey viewing path, with the pavilion remaining inside the diplomatic estate under defined checks.