Build Fosters’ Tulip to give City post-covid boost, government told

By Tom Lowe2020-11-04T06:00:00

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Source: Dbox

Appeal over rejected tower to run until December

The developer behind the City of London’s rejected Tulip tower has urged the government to green light the controversial Foster & Partners scheme to give the capital a post-covid boost.

Richard Harris QC, representing Luxembourg-based developer Bury Street Properties, suggested that approval for the 305m tall visitor attraction, dubbed the Tulip because of its resemblance to the flower, would give the Square Mile a shot in the arm in the years following the pandemic.

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