Damien Hirst’s plans for a large gallery, restaurant and shop in his studio space in Newport Street in the south London area are a step closer to completion. The UK artist says that he has planning permission for his new complex, scheduled to open in “two years time probably”, according to a spokesperson for the artist. The Britart ringleader is also hoping to add a chapel to the Gothic mansion, Toddington Manor, in Cheltenham, the Gothic mansion which he bought for £3 million last year. London-based architect Michael Rundell has been commissioned to design the holy site which was conceived for the house, but never realised, by the original owner Charles Hanbury-Tracy in 1820. However, the chapel inauguration is “years away” according to the spokesperson.