Foster+Partners want to build The Tulip, a 305 metre high tower and viewing platform

[skyscraper101]

Yep it’s off

'Tulip' tower project in City of London vetoed by Sadiq Khan

 

[krtek a houby]

Cock Blocked by Khan

 

[kabbes]

I think it’s hideous and the last thing that bit of London needs. So good.

 

[Crispy]

Would have ended up being blocked in by office towers the same height anyway, so pointless as well as ugly.

 

[skyscraper101]

I'm hearing about 99% praise for this being cancelled. Seems like Khan's on the money here.

 

[T & P]

As well as being ugly and tacky as fuck it is ill-fitting with the surrounding skyline, and other than the £££-per-head tourist visitors to the viewing platform it would serve no practical purpose to anyone, so good fucking riddance.

 

[skyscraper101]

Their appeal to government was also thrown out.

The Tulip: Government throws out plans for 1,000ft London tower

Controversial plans for the 1,000ft Tulip tower in the City of London have been thrown out by the Government.

www.standard.co.uk

 

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thats a shame.

 

[IC3D]

Goodbye buttplug

 

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It's not over yet. No planning office has the funds to fight a planning appeal against the might of these developers.

 

[Teaboy]

It's not over yet. No planning office has the funds to fight a planning appeal against the might of these developers.

I dunno. The usual plan is to keep appealing to a higher authority but the local council has said no, the mayor has said no and now the government has said no. Where do they go now? Prayer?

I supposed they could go to court but that can only happen if any of the planning bodies has gone against their own rules which in this case seems very unlikely.

It really surprises me they thought they could make this a financially viable project. They should just modify the BT Tower or something.

 

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The BT tower, is the BT tower. Leave as is