{"id":21567,"date":"2019-02-05T16:46:42","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T16:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=21567"},"modified":"2019-02-05T16:46:42","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T16:46:42","slug":"tulip-skyscraper-found-to-breach-london-plan-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=21567","title":{"rendered":"Tulip skyscraper found to breach London Plan guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bbc_news_050219.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-21568\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bbc_news_050219.png\" alt=\"website\" width=\"300\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a>The 1,000ft (305m)-high Tulip tower which has been proposed for London fails to comply with planning guidelines, the mayor has said.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>BBC News writes:<\/p>\n<p>The skyscraper was found to breach the London Plan because it was not free for visitors and would \u2018harm\u2019 protected views of the Tower of London. If built, the tourist attraction would be the tallest in the City and feature internal slides and transparent pods. The City of London is due to decide on planning permission&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2026 Greater London Authority (GLA) planners found the tower failed to follow the London Plan for several reasons. Part of the London Plan calls for free access to public areas in tall buildings but most visitors to the flower-like tower would be charged an entrance fee. The building was found to \u2018harm\u2019 views of the Tower of London, while also creating a \u2018confined\u2019 and \u2018potentially unsafe pedestrian environment\u2019 around the bottom of the tower. Planners also questioned the \u2018highly distinctive design\u2019 saying it would \u2018appear incongruous\u2019 in the location, while also calling its height \u2018unjustified\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Norman Foster\u2026 previously said the Tulip would be a \u2018cultural and social landmark.\u2019 The London Plan is used as guidance for developments and the use of land within the capital. Under planning regulations, Sadiq Khan had to provide a statement to the local authority about the proposal because of its height and position within the City. Once City of London planners make a decision about the application, the proposal will again be referred back to the mayor who has the power to grant or refuse final permission. A City Hall spokesperson said the mayor \u2018recognises that there are a range of views regarding this application\u2019 and \u2018will consider the scheme on its merits\u2026.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-england-london-46918831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 1,000ft (305m)-high Tulip tower which has been proposed for London fails to comply with planning guidelines, the mayor has said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21567"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21569,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21567\/revisions\/21569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}