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9 Mar 2016

New London Skyline: Skyscrapers

London’s changing skyline: planned tall buildings ‘almost double in two years’

The capital has 436 buildings over 20 storeys in the pipeline – and, of those submitted over the past year, only three have been rejected, reports The Guardian.

London’s skyline is changing dramatically, with almost double the number of tall buildings in the pipeline compared to two years ago, and only three planning applications rejected over the past 12 months, according to a report by New London Architecture and GLHearn.

Since this time last year a total of 119 new buildings with at least 20 storeys have entered the planning process. These take the total number in the pipeline to 436 – 89 are under construction, 233 have approval but work is yet to start, and 114 are at the planning or pre-application stage. This is almost double the 230 in the pipeline two years ago.

The report also found that – of the 94 tall buildings submitted for planning approval over the past year – 43 were approved and only three refused. Most of the 43 form part of the Greenwich Peninsula scheme, while those rejected were Hounslow House in west London, the “central phase 4 site” in Woolwich, and Gagarin Tower in Southwark. Renzo Piano’s controversial “Paddington Pole” scheme was withdrawn. The rest still await a decision.

In the City, 1 Undershaft will match the Shard for height and become the tallest in the square mile at 73 floors high. Reworked plans for 22 Bishopsgate were approved. Elsewhere in London, Tower Hamlets is home to 93 proposed tall buildings – including City Pride, the capital’s tallest residential building at 75 floors – Greenwich has 67, Barnet has 23 and Croydon has 18.

Website: London’s changing skyline article – The Guardian, 9 Mar 2016

New London Skyscrapers

Tall London Buildings by the River Thames

London Skyscrapers

Trellick Tower Building – 27 Feb 2016

Bishopsgate Goodsyard Buildings – 15 Feb 2016

Paddington Place London Skyscraper by Renzo Piano – 1 Feb 2016

Key new towers affecting the London Skyline:

1 Undershaft Tower London – 8 Feb 2016 ; 9 + 8 Dec 2015
Design: Eric Parry Architects

image : DBOX, courtesy Eric Parry Architects

60-70 St Mary Axe London – 28 Dec 2015
Design: Foggo Associates Architects

image courtesy of the architects
A small tower building developed by TIAA Henderson Real Estate, with more than 277,000 sqft of offices across 24 floors.

The Scalpel City of London Skyscraper
Design: Kohn Pederson Fox – KPF

image courtesy of the architects
This 38-storey tower design gained approval in 2013.

Ludgate House & Sampson Houses Building Development, London, UK – 9 Oct 2013
Architect: PLP Architecture

picture from architects

257 City Road, Islington, north east London
UNStudio

image by dbox branding & creative
257 City Road Tower – 12 Mar 2012

High Rise Development in London – external link

Future for London Skyscrapers – external link

Major tower buildings affecting the London Skyline:

The Shard
Design: Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW)

photo © Nick Weall
London Bridge Tower : 66 storeys

122 Leadenhall Street
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

image : Cityscape
The Cheesegrater: 48 storeys
construction work recommenced on site in January 2011.