 high building will have a free public gallery giving 360 degree views and provide office space for some 7,000 City workers. There was an objection by St Paul's Cathedral at the planning committee who claimed that the plan for 55 Bishopsgate would further diminish the historic skyline. Works are expected to begin soon. Image source, DBOX/Arney Fender Katsalidis Image caption, There will be a 360 degree public viewing gallery A report showed a formal letter from St Paul's surveyor saying: "We acknowledge the dynamic, evolving nature of the City of London. We also note the existing character of the setting of the Cathedral, which already includes a number of tall buildings. "However, in our view, due to its height, massing, and location, the proposed development would unduly increase the prominence of the eastern cluster of tall buildings in comparison to and weighting the cluster much more closely to the Cathedral. Image source, Visulent AB/Arney Fender Katsalidis Image caption, The proposals would contribute 14% of the City's overall projected office floorspace requirements "This would materially detract from the townscape and heritage value of St Paul's as a prominent historic landmark, altering the balance of visual prominence between the Grade I listed building and the tall buildings cluster beyond." Councillors were told the level of harm to the historic landmark would be "lower level of less than substantial", according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, and contribute to investment in the Square Mile. The plans will now go to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to decide whether to step in. Image source, DBOX/Arney Fender Katsalidis Image caption, It will feature a 'biodiverse' greenhouse underneath t){kind=link}
A new 63-story glass tower has been given the green light in central London.
The 235m (771ft) high building will have a free public gallery giving 360 degree views and provide office space for some 7,000 City workers.
There was an objection by St Paul’s Cathedral at the planning committee who claimed that the plan for 55 Bishopsgate would further diminish the historic skyline.
Works are expected to begin soon.
A City of London Corporation report showed a formal letter from St Paul’s surveyor saying: “We acknowledge the dynamic, evolving nature of the City of London. We also note the existing character of the setting of the Cathedral, which already includes a number of tall buildings.