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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Noah Vickers

Canary Wharf student rooms skyscraper gets go-ahead as City Hall overrules council

A masterplan image showing the proposed location of the tower at 7 Brannan Street - (Glenn Howells Architects)

Plans to build a 46-storey tower containing almost 1,000 student bedrooms in Canary Wharf have been given the green light by City Hall, after Sir Sadiq Khan’s planning deputy overruled the local council.

At a hearing on Tuesday, deputy mayor Jules Pipe concluded that the project at 7 Brannan Street will play an important role in helping London meet its annual housing targets.

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