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The City of London skyline will have
continued its upwards extension,
with the next wave of tower buildings
completing in the next five years. To
the existing cluster of towers will have
been added The Scalpel, 52 Lime
Street, EC3; 70 St Mary Axe, EC3; 100
Bishopsgate, EC2 and 22 Bishopsgate,
EC2. These office buildings, totaling
2.95 million sq ft and rising upwards
to 62 floors, are all scheduled to
complete by 2020. Add to these the
potential for 6-8 Bishopsgate, 40
Leadenhall Street and 1 Undershaft
– the latter anticipated to be the
tallest building in the City – to start
on site, it is clear that the evolution
of the City continues apace. The next
wave of towers aim to provide office
space that meet the needs of a new
generation of businesses, bringing
increased flexibility in use, mixed use
accommodation and high quality public
realm into the heart of their design.
After a long drawn out debate,
the Government has given the go
ahead for the extension to Heathrow
Airport. While controversial for some,
it will deliver significant support for
London’s global competitiveness.
A three runway Heathrow will have
the capacity for up to 740,000
flights per year and should provide
sufficient hub-airport capacity until
at least 2040. Research shows
that the extension of Heathrow is
expected to create up to 77,000
jobs by 2030 for local people and
for the wider population in London
and the South East. While a long way
from physical completion, it should
at least have made its way through
the planning process in five years’
time. This includes confirmation of
the CPO in respect of both residents
and businesses in the area, including
the HQ of British Airways, as they
are relocated to make way for the
runway’s construction.
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Heathrow
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