Green light for Fosters’ £1bn Blackfriars towers scheme

By Tom Lowe2024-04-30T11:47:00

18 Blackfriars Road_Hines_Dusk Image_Credit Foster + Partners_

Project finally gets nod after delays caused by Historic England intervention

Foster & Partners’ £1bn plans to build three towers on London’s South Bank have been given the thumbs up by Southwark council following a series of amendments and delays.

The scheme for US developer Hines is set to be among the largest in the emerging cluster of towers on the southern side of Blackfriars bridge which also includes Native Land’s £2.5bn Bankside Yards.

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