The structure will be at 1 Undershaft in the City of London and will have a total height of 304.94 metres. It was approved at the City of London Corporation’ s planning and transportation committee following a vote of 19-2 to approve the project which will involve the demolition of the existing Aviva Tower, followed by the development of a 73-storey building.

1 Undershaft, the tallest building in the Square Mile, will provide 130,000 square metres of office accommodation, as well as more than 2,000 square metres of retail space. An estimated 10,000 workers will work in the building upon completion. At the top of the building will be a free public viewing gallery, which will be served by dedicated lifts. The public viewing gallery will host London’ s highest restaurant and

have interactive learning spaces where schools and other groups can discover more about the capital, its growth and history. The Museum of London has had discussions with the developer over a dedicated gallery at the top of the building, using 1 Undershaft’ s height to show London’ s development. At the base of 1 Undershaft, a new larger public square will be created. The building has an elevated reception, allowing pedestrians

to walk freely beneath the building, and the project includes over 1,600 cycle spaces and 150 showers with changing rooms. Chris Hayward, chairman of the City of London Corporation’ s planning and transportation committee, said:“ Over the next 30 years I expect that we will need to deliver office space for more than 50,000 extra workers within the Square Mile, and this development is important in reaching that end goal.

“ This development shows the high levels of investor confidence in London’ s status as a global city following our decision to leave the European Union.“ I believe this building will play an important part in increasing London’ s attraction as the world’ s leading financial centre.”

See www. cityoflondon. gov. uk for more details.