Two enormous new towers, 34 and 27 storeys high, will appear on the east London skyline after plans to redevelop a shopping centre were approved. Waltham Forest Council’s planning committee approved plans to demolish part of The Mall shopping centre in Walthamstow and build 538 new homes at a meeting last night (January 27). The £200 million redevelopment was first approved in 2017 but, last October, owner Capital & Regional submitted new plans which added 36 more flats but halved the number of blocks. Residents urged the committee to reject the plans, arguing the huge towers posed a fire risk and that the flats were not truly affordable for local people.