Workspace gets green light for £19m office plans

Office provider Workspace has been granted planning consent for two refurbishment schemes in London worth £19m.Construction can now go-ahead at Greville Street in Farringdon and The Biscuit Factory in Bermondsey.Greville Street currently comprises 15,000 sq ft across two three-storey office buildings near Farringdon station.The planning consent is for a new five-storey building, providing 23,000 sq ft of net lettable space at an estimated cost of £9m.At The Biscuit Factory in Bermondsey, planning consent has been granted for 27,000 sq ft of additional commercial space.The project will create a new café and reception, providing a new heart for the enlarged 275,000 sq ft Biscuit Factory business centre, which now comprises nine buildings including Cocoa Studios, which opened last week.The refurbishment project is expected to cost £10m.