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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Daniel O'Boyle and Josh Salisbury

One Undershaft: Designs unveiled for skyscraper set to rival The Shard as London's joint tallest building

Developers have submitted updated plans for a City skyscraper as tall as the Shard, with a public “podium garden” and London’s highest viewing platform. 

The proposed tower, One Undershaft, initially received planning approval in 2016, but Singapore developer Perennial Group and development manager Stanhope needed to submit a new application having made changes to reflect the decline in office work after the Covid-19 pandemic.

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