Canary Wharf Group wins consent for 10 Cabot Square retrofit
Plans retain much of existing building and add office floors at roof level with leisure space below.
11 November 2026
Canary Wharf Group has secured planning permission to overhaul 10 Cabot Square. The deep retrofit will replace the façade, extend the building at roof level and introduce a wider range of commercial and leisure uses on the lower floors.
The scheme involves partial demolition. Canary Wharf Group’s consultation proposals set out plans to retain much of the existing building, including the foundations, structural frame and basement. The plans also proposed keeping the service yard and the existing lift and stair cores.
The developer proposed cutting back the office floorplates to improve daylight and removing the existing rooftop plant to make room for two office floors. The consent also covers external terraces and replacement plant.
The lower floors are approved for flexible commercial, business and service uses, as well as a drinking establishment with an expanded food offer and a leisure games venue with a bar and food offer. Canary Wharf Group’s earlier proposals sought to align entrances with walking routes to transport hubs and create more active frontages along the main pedestrian routes.
The approved works also include changes to servicing and parking, landscaping and improvements where the building meets the public realm.
