Zaha Hadid towers get OK after appeal

By Dave Rogers and Elizabeth Hopkirk2020-04-15T05:00:00

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Vauxhall scheme was called in last year

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has given the green light to two towers designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for a site on the Vauxhall gyratory in south London months after they were called in by Jenrick’s predecessor.

James Brokenshire wanted a second look at the £600m plan at Vauxhall Cross Island last spring amid concerns over the buildings’ height.

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