The General Dental Council (GDC) today announced it will leave its long-standing Wimpole Street home and relocate its London office to Eastbourne Terrace in Paddington.
The GDC has occupied its Wimpole Street address since 1956, a tenure of 70 years, but said the move reflects the realities of how the regulator works today and where it needs to be in the future. Contracts have been exchanged and the GDC expects to begin the transition this summer, with the full move completed by September 2026.
Beyond the practical case for the relocation, the GDC says the exit from Wimpole Street is projected to generate £3.2 million in savings over five years.
The GDC also confirmed that the Dental Professionals Hearings Service will move to Avonmore Road in West Kensington. The new facility will initially provide three dedicated hearing suites in response to the increase in in-person hearings throughout 2026, forecast to continue into 2027. The flexible workspace will be designed to provide a supportive environment for participants.
Gurvinder Soomal, Chief Operating Officer at the GDC, said:
“Wimpole Street has been our home for 70 years, but we now need an office with a working environment fit for the way we operate today.
“It’s a practical relocation that supports our wider ambitions as a regulator. The new space is smaller, modern, sustainable, better suited to hybrid working, and will better support collaborative working as we will be co-located in one area rather than split over several floors at Wimpole Street.”
The decision follows an extensive search that assessed more than 40 alternative sites across London, which started in late 2025.
The relocation supports the GDC’s strategy for 2026-2028, which commits to ensuring colleagues have the right working environment to perform at their best and deliver trusted and effective regulation.
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