Dramatic new cut-price vision for Liverpool Street station ditches 19-storey tower block plan

At a glance

• John McAslan + Partners have unveiled a lower-cost alternative to Network Rail’s £1.2bn plan for Liverpool Street station.

• Heritage groups say the McAslan scheme would avoid years of disruption to passengers using the UK’s busiest station

•. Network Rail’s current scheme has sparked thousands of objections but has more than 1,000 backers

The row over the proposed £1.2bn redevelopment of Liverpool Street station has taken a new twist.