Green light for 269m tower set to be City’s third tallest

By Tom Lowe2023-07-21T14:50:00

AFK-designed 55 Bishopsgate given nod this morning

The City of London is set to see the construction of its third tallest tower by the end of the decade following the approval of AFK’s plans for the 269m 55 Bishopsgate.

Councillors voted this morning to back investor Schroders’ plans for the 63-storey office-led scheme, which is expected to complete by 2029, despite a formal objection from Historic England.

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