The deadline on plans for a new Chinese 'super embassy' in London is looming.

A final decision to approve or deny the application has been delayed by the government a number of times. It was scheduled for next week, but has been pushed back to 10 December.

Though the new deadline is "not legally binding" a government spokesman said.

Beijing resubmitted a previously rejected planning application for the site near the Tower of London when Sir Keir Starmer's Labour government was elected in 2024.

The government has since demanded an explanation for why some sections of the building plans have been redacted - something anti-China activists suggest could be a tactic to hide facilities for detaining opponents of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

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