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In August 1985 Michelin House was sold to Sir Terence Conran and Paul Hamlyn for 8 million pounds. Plans were then set into action to create a new lease of life for Michelin House. The development included a major retailing store, restaurant, bar and large office space.
==The Re-
In November 1985 Conran Roche and YRM, the architects and designers put in charge by Michelin House Developments (the company set up to redevelop the building) made an application for planning permission to increase the existing floor area from 90,000 to 118,000 square feet. This would be achieved by building a new steel and glass structure that would fill the space occupied by the side loading bay on the Sloane Avenue side, and by adding a new neater front end to the 3rd floor and secondly, adding a new 4th floor and plant room above. Planning permission was granted and work began.
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