A planning application has been submitted by Henderson Global Investors for the regeneration of the Smithfield Quarter in London.
If approved the proposal will see the former General Market, Fish Market and Red House buildings, as well as the former engine house, converted into offices and retail space. It will retain and repair the existing buildings and provide new buildings set within.

Geoff Harris, Director of Property Development at Henderson, said: "Our proposals are a thorough and legitimate response to the challenges of putting these buildings back into proper long term sustainable use, both in terms of heritage and in terms of the very real issue of commercial sense. The key to our proposals is adding enough density without being excessive, and in a way that is sympathetic to retaining as much of the Victorian fabric as possible. We have listened during the public consultation process over the last few months and made amendments to our proposals where possible."

The ground floors of the General Market, the Fish Market, the Red House and the old engine house will be converted into restaurants and retail. In the Annex Building, the ground floor will comprise restaurant and retail units located within the retained and restored Fish Market arranged on either side of the existing passage. The 1960's storage area that currently sits between the Red House and the old Fish Market will be replaced with new office space arranged over six upper floors that will be "contained" by the retained and restored Victorian perimeter walls of the Red House and by the newly restored Fish Market building.