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Stiff & Trevillion’s 197m tower beside Gherkin slated for approval

By 2021-04-12T06:00:00

Bury House - Stiff and Trevillion - illustrative view from Bury Street

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Skinny blue office block set to go ahead despite opposition from heritage and Jewish bodies

The City of London is set to give the green light to a controversial 48-storey office tower planned for a site beside the Gherkin designed by Stiff & Trevillion.

The skinny 197m tower could also be neighboured by the Tulip if an appeal for that 305m tower succeeds.

It would replace Bury House, a seven-storey 1970s stone and glass office building at 31 Bury Street if councillors follow their planning officer’s recommendation and approve the scheme tomorrow.

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