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KPF submits reworked City of London tower scheme
Kohn Pedersen Fox has put forward revised plans for a new 32-storey tower in the City of London
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Court backs demolition of Glasgow’s Wyndford towers
Four high-rise blocks at Glasgow’s Wyndford estate containing 600 homes are on course for demolition after a court ruling went against opponents of a redevelopment scheme
KPF unveils designs for reworked City of London tower
Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)’s proposed rework of a consented 33-storey City of London tower scheme has been unveiled at another round of consultation
Historic England slams SimpsonHaugh’s ‘pervasive’ Manchester skyscraper plans
Historic England has formally objected to what it calls SimpsonHaugh’s ‘highly inappropriate’ proposals for a 76-storey skyscraper in Manchester
Howells submits top-heavy Manchester Northern Quarter tower scheme
Howells has submitted long-awaited plans for a 17,000m² 18-storey office tower in Manchester’s creative Northern Quarter
Thinktank slams ‘tall building mania’ and calls for public votes on towers
A leading right-wing thinktank has slammed the UK’s ‘mania for tall buildings’, and is demanding a planning policy overhaul, including a new public vote on towers over 60m
SimpsonHaugh submits plans for record-breaking Manchester tower
SimpsonHaugh has put forward plans for a 76-storey skyscraper in Manchester, which would become the city’s tallest building if built
KPF reworks plans for City of London tower for new site owner
Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) has unveiled reworked plans for an already approved tower project in the City of London, three years after getting the go-ahead for a 33-storey scheme on the plot
Council mulls legal challenge after Gove backs ColladoCollins high-rise plan
Reading Borough Council is considering a legal challenge after Michael Gove overturned the findings of a planning inquiry into a controversial high-rise development in the town
Second staircase provisions could cost industry £2.7bn
Introducing second staircases to new high-rise residential towers will cost the industry £2.7 billion over the next decade, official analysis has revealed