Planning approved for 62-storey skyscraper which was abandoned four years ago and has been redesigned by PLP ArchitectureThe City of London skyline is to be dominated by a newcomer after the latest version of a tower formerly known as the Pinnacle or Helter Skelter received the green light from planners.
The revived building,officially known as 22 Bishopsgate – or simply 22 – will be the tallest building in the Square Mile at 278 metres (912ft), eclipsing the nearby Heron tower at 231m. It has been redesigned for its recent owners without the distinctive curly design at the top that earned it its original nicknames. It is also 10m shorter – but because it retains much of its width for most of its height it has 30% more floor space than the originally planned Pinnacle, or which was defeated by the financial crash and recession.
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Source: theguardian.com