Ministers delay planning decision on Chinese ‘super-embassy’ in London

Date pushed back to October amid concerns over redacted drawings in plans for 20,000-sq-metre complex

Ministers have delayed a decision on whether to grant planning permission to a proposed Chinese super-embassy" in London amid concerns about redacted drawings in the building's plans.

The deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, was expected to make a decision on 9 September but has pushed the date back to 21 October, saying more time was needed to consider the plans for the development, which would occupy 20,000 square metres (five acres) at Royal Mint Court in east London.