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Yes, London can squeeze in more skyscrapers. In fact, over the next decade, it’s thought that nearly 600 more high rises could be added to the capital’s skyline. There’s a one next to the Walkie Talkie that’s just been approved, one being built above Roman basilica ruins, and another right next to the Gherkin that’s been given the green light. All of those skyscrapers are popping up in the City of London and now, another site in the area has been recommended for even more.
Plans refer to the designated area as the ‘Broadgate Tall Building Site’. It’s located in the northeast of the Square Mile, close to Liverpool Street Station and on the border with Hackney, and it’s the third site in the area that has been identified as being suitable for skyscrapers. Only a couple of large developments would be built there, rather than a whole cluster like those found by the Gherkin or in the Fleet Valley .
The recommendation is part of the City of London Corporation’s City Plan 2040, which covers future planning for everything from transport to green spaces in the district. Its vision also includes becoming a net zero city and adding more than a million square metres of office floorspace.
In its next steps, the corporation will approve a six week consultation on the plan, expected to finish by the end of January next year, then a final report is due to be submitted in May before the plan is officially adopted. That means it’ll still be a long time before any solid plans for the skyscrapers themselves are set in stone.
A spokesperson for the City of London Corporation said the plan ‘will enable both growth and heritage to flourish, carefully balancing the one with the other’.
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