Editing Shell Centre (section)

==Redevelopment of the Upstream Building==
In 2004, a planning application was approved to convert the lower floors of the Upstream Building courtyard and the former staff cafeteria into a shopping centre, and to construct a contrasting new glazed office building on the '''Podium Site''' to the south, which was then a paved open space above underground car parking.  

In July 2011, Shell announced that a joint venture of [[Canary Wharf Group]] and [[Qatari Diar]] had bought a virtual freehold (a 999-year lease) on the Shell Centre for £300m, and would redevelop the site. The tower was to be left in place, but the rest of the site was replaced by a new scheme of offices, shops and restaurants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14327994 |title=Shell Centre on South Bank to have £300m redevelopment |publisher=BBC News |date=28 July 2011 }}</ref> The new development is called [http://www.southbank-place.com/ Southbank Place].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Shell Centre Redevelopment – Canary Wharf Group|url = http://group.canarywharf.com/construction/current-projects/shell-centre-redevelopment/|website = Canary Wharf Group|access-date = 20 October 2015|language = en}}</ref>

The 9-storey ranges of the Upstream Building have now been replaced by a cluster of new predominantly glazed towers around the original Shell tower. They are considerably taller than the earlier buildings, but are all lower than the Shell Tower.

The staff amenities of the swimming pool and theatre in the basements have not been re-provided in the new development.

The Charoux 'Motorcyclist' sculpture was reinstated on the Chicheley Street side of the development in May 2019<ref>{{cite web |title=CWC Southbank on Twitter -29th May 2019 |url=https://twitter.com/CWCSouthbankPl/status/1133701072831340544 |access-date=16 April 2023}}</ref> but (as at April 2024) Franta Belsky's 'Shell Fountain' has not yet been re-erected.