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Reprieve for Fosters’ Whitechapel tower as councillors ignore officers’ call for refusal

By 2025-01-16T12:19:00

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A decision on a long-delayed office tower in Whitechapel designed by Foster & Partners has been deferred for a second time after councillors ignored the advice of planning officers to reject the proposals.

In the latest twist to a scheme which has been on the books since 2018, six Tower Hamlets councillors said they were minded to approve the 17-storey scheme at 2-6 Commercial Street, with one abstention.

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