London’s top 10 tallest buildings as new skyscraper approved
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If the Shard is becoming complacent in its status as London’s tallest building, a new generation of giants is about to snap at its heels. The City of London last month approved a skyscraper as tall as the Shard, currently known as 1 Undershaft, which will be 309.6 metres tall and will put the nearby 180 metre-high Gherkin in the shade when it opens.
The 74-storey tower will become the highest skyscraper in the City and work on it is expected to be completed for 2030. Concerns were expressed about how the building would “rob” office workers of vital outdoor space before the corporation gave the green light on plans. However, its sky garden will replace the St Helen’s Square area where City office workers congregate at lunchtime.
Shravan Joshi, chairman of the City of London Corporation’s planning and transportation committee, said: “1 Undershaft is a truly remarkable building that will not only help to deliver on the demands for economic growth, through the high-quality office space it offers, but also contribute to the City’s growing cultural offer and tourist appeal.
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“As another, much needed office development gets approved in the City of London, it speaks to the confidence that global investors have in the London real estate market and the UK economy more widely.”. Consent from the City of London Corporation came almost a decade after plans for the site first emerged and five years after the first application was submitted.
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