Zaha Hadid starts work on £600m twin towers scheme without TfL land swap deal

By Tom Lowe2023-04-03T07:51:00

Early works at Vauxhall site are now underway to save planning consent, which expires this Sunday

Zaha Hadid Architects has been forced to start work on its huge twin-tower scheme in Vauxhall even though Transport for London (TfL) has not yet committed to an essential land swap agreement.

Enabling works for the £600m scheme, which is being developed for VCI Property Holding, got underway late last month, just three weeks before the planning consent’s expiry deadline on 9 April.

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