Mayor creates £350k war chest to fight Tulip appeal

View of Foster & Partner's Tulip proposal, seen from Whitechapel High Street

Source: Dbox

Sadiq Khan's fund includes £60k for architectural advice and £150k for top lawyers

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has put together a fighting fund of up to £350,000 to defend his decision to refuse planning permission for Foster & Partners’ controversial Tulip tower.

It includes £60,000 for architectural advice.

Members of the City of London’s planning and transportation committee gave their backing to the 305m tourist attraction at a meeting last April, rejecting Historic England’s concerns over the tower’s impact on views of the nearby Tower of London World Heritage Site.

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