East London councillors are being urged to reject proposals to increase the height of an under-construction Isle of Dogs skyscraper by seven floors – taking its total height to 56 storeys.

A report to tomorrow night’s meeting of Tower Hamlets Council’s strategic development committee recommends refusal for the proposal to boost the height of the Make Architects-designed 225 Marsh Wall by 22m.

It is the latest in a series of barriers placed in front of the development, on the site of a former business centre to the south of Canary Wharf.

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