Smithfield building listed

Plans to demolish parts of the historic Smithfield Meat Market may have to return to the drawing board following a decision to list one of three buildings marked for destruction.

Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell's decision to list the former Fish Market, which contains the Red House cold store, the oldest building of its type in the country, will delight Prince Charles, who described the plans as "an act of vandalism".

Developers Thornfield will now have to change their plans for a multistorey office block and new market hall - or challenge the decision in the courts.

Ms Jowell has asked Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott for a public inquiry into the Thornfield application.