Cotinus, perhaps. https://plantura.garden/uk/trees-shrubs/smoke-bush/smoke-bush-overview#:~:text=The%20smoke%20bush%2C%20also%20called,%2C%20China%2C%20Pakistan%20and%20Nepal.

No, isn't a Cotinus. It'll be a tropical species but I have no idea what.

Well, it's all a moot point now. The Trustees of the project there have decided that it must be cut down to make way for another building to be constructed!

The general consensus was that it's a Ficus species...

Too bad https://www.finegardening.com/plant/tropical-smoke-bush-euphorbia-cotinifolia