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AHMM proposals to redevelop a 1950s office building in Marylebone with a new seven-storey building that that will more than double the amount of floorspace are set to be given the go-ahead by Westminster City Council.

The practice鈥檚 plans for Lisson Grove would see the demolition of a Job Centre that formed the backdrop for one of the earliest meetings of key members of The Clash, when vocalist Joe Strummer feared his future bandmates were planning to attack him.

Purpose built as a labour exchange, the four-storey structure is still home to a Job Centre Plus, as well as a Tesco convenience store. Neighbouring 18 Hayes Place, which is currently in use as a yoga studio, would also be demolished to make way for the new scheme, designed for Viridis Real Estate.

A report to the council鈥檚 planning committee describes the existing four-storey building 鈥� which was one of the capital鈥檚 largest labour exchanges when it opened in 1960 鈥� as 鈥済enerally unwelcoming鈥�.

AHMM鈥檚 proposals would deliver 10,201 sq m of new office space and a new shop unit, which would be slightly larger than the current Tesco branch. There would be no replacement facility for the yoga studio.

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The practice鈥檚 designs will reuse the current building鈥檚 basement. But Westminster planning officers said the project team had been asked for further justification to support its claim that substantial demolition was required to meet energy and floorspace requirements for contemporary office space.

A report to tonight鈥檚 planning committee meeting said: 鈥淭he applicant confirmed that the existing structure is inefficient and substantial demolition is required to allow for the new building services and plant space in the basement to be provided.鈥�

The report added that AHMM is proposing a hybrid cross-laminate and steel structure for the new block.

The Job Centre was where Clash founder member and lead guitarist Mick Jones and bass player Paul Simonon spotted Strummer, then in a rival band, in a queue.

鈥淲e saw him in the dole office and we were in the other queue,鈥� Jones told the BBC in 2011. 鈥淗e was looking at us and we were looking at him. We were looking at him because we鈥檇 just seen him play and we thought 鈥� oh wow, it鈥檚 Joe Strummer. He thought we were going to have a fight with him.鈥�

Others working on the job include project manager Gardiner & Theobald, structural engineer Campbell Reith, services and fire engineer Sweco and fa莽ade engineer EOC.