Heightened thinking required for London to hit its tall building aspirations

By Tim Fogarty 2019-05-17T05:00:00

That there is no London-wide strategy for tall buildings is one of the major challenges for developers, writes Tim Fogarty

New London Architecture’s (NLA) Tall Buildings Survey 2019 has highlighted the rise of tall buildings across London’s skyline. Released in March, the report suggests London’s landscape could transform over the next decade, with 541 buildings of over 20 storeys high in the pipeline.

As 90% are designated primarily for residential use, this could go some way to addressing housing shortages. However, with only 25 completions in 2018, just half of what was predicted in the previous year’s study, it is clear that it may be premature to say London’s skyline is set to change beyond recognition.

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