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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Joe Palmer

City of London wins approval to build skyscrapers near Tower of London

The City of London’s plans to build skyscrapers were approved despite protestations from Historic London - (AFP/Getty)

A proposal to erect skyscrapers in the City of London has been given the go ahead, despite protests from conservationists that the new builds will spoil views of the Tower of London.

The Planning Inspectorate, which oversees planning applications in the area, sided with the City of London’s proposal to build skyscrapers on the eastern boundary of the financial district over plans put forward by Historic England, the government’s advisory body on heritage.

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