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Heron Tower Inquiry Sparks Tall Buildings Debate

LONDON-Today sees the start of a six-week public inquiry into Heron's proposal for a 600-ft tower in Bishopsgate, on the eastern fringe of the City. If Heron succeeds, observers expect a rush of new high-rise schemes in the capital and elsewhere.

By Graham Parker | Updated on October 23, 2001

LONDON-Today see the opening skirmishes in a six-week planning battle over Heron’s plan to build a 43-storey tower on Bishopsgate, on the eastern edge of the City of London. If approved, the building will be the tallest in the City, although still shorter than the three towers of Canary Wharf.

The plan has been approved by the Corporation of London. It has won the backing of the mayor of London. But the cumbersome and costly public inquiry process has been invoked because an objection has been raised by English Heritage, the government’s conservation watchdog.

For the past 30 years the City of London has seen no high-rise development because of the concept of ‘strategic views.’ No tall buildings are permitted in a series of strictly-designed corridors between prominent viewpoints like Waterloo Bridge and Parliament Hill Fields and major landmarks like St Paul’s Cathedral and the Tower of London. No building can be permitted to impede the view or to interfere with the backdrop.

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