Planning officers said the scheme had been “significantly refined and developed”.
While the Stock Exchange is understood not to be moving into the Technico House scheme, the new block will feature over 65,000 square metres of office space, with large roof terraces alongside retail units and restaurants.
Of the total floorspace, eight per cent will be let at an affordable level of less than 40 per cent of market rates – less than the 10 per cent council target but accepted by officers due to the sheer scale of total floorspace.
But One Crown Place developers next door say 56 per cent of all rooms in their tower will see a “noticeable change” in the amount of sky visible from their windows, with more than 60 per cent seeing an 80 per cent loss.