Fletcher Priest wins approval for 32-storey Walkie Talkie neighbour
1/17 Approved January 2021: 55 Gracechurch Street
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Fletcher Priest has gained planning consent for a contentious 146m-tall skyscraper next to Rafael Viñoly s Walkie Talkie tower in central London
Submitted to the City of London last year, the application for the 32-storey office scheme at 55 Gracechurch Street includes flattening an existing 1992 building designed by Sheppard Robson.
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The scheme was approved despite objections from Historic England, The Georgian Group, The Victorian Society, The Conservation Area Advisory Committee and Southwark Council.
Fears were raised that the tower would cause serious harm to ‘highly significant heritage assets’, including Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, the Monument and the Church of St Mary Woolnoth, and the Eastcheap conservation area, as