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<p>The works currently being undertaken by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)
in King Charles Street are part of the Department's UK Estate Reform Project. This
involves the consolidation of the FCO's London HQ presence into a single office building.
The project is a major reconfiguration of the King Charles Street building and will
release the Old Admiralty Building to the Department for Education. This will allow
leased office space to be vacated and overall Government spending on the UK Civil
Estate to be reduced.</p><p>The gantry being installed in King Charles Street will
be completed by the end of June 2014 and will remain in situ for the duration of the
project, which is due to be completed in summer 2015. The scaffold is part of the
Planning & Listed Building Consent granted by Westminster Council. When completed,
the gantry will extend over the pavement between Clive Steps and the western side
of the main entrance to the FCO building. Pedestrians will still be able to walk up
King Charles St and the main entrance to the FCO will remain fully accessible.</p>
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