Industry reacts as £500m Tulip on the brink after government pulls plug on City tower

By Dave Rogers2021-11-11T15:44:00

Source: Dbox

Shock and delight as end of the road looms for controversial scheme following Gove’s decision to kick it into touch

Lawyers for the Tulip were locked in talks this afternoon about what to do next after the 305m tall tourist attraction in the City of London was thrown out by the government earlier today.

Insiders told Building they were taken aback by the news with one saying: “A few weeks ago I thought it was 80:20 in favour of going through. I’m gobsmacked. I wonder if COP26 had something to do with it.”

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