The number of new tall buildings planned for London has gone up to 541 thanks to a surge in planning approvals, according to research from New London Architecture.
The New London Architecture (NLA) London Tall Buildings Survey 2018 reports that tall buildings are becoming the new normal for the UK capital.
The annual survey, released this week, recorded a six per cent rise in the number of buildings over 20 storeys planned for the city since last year.
The rate of approvals is up 14 per cent in 2018, despite the number planning applications for tall buildings dropping by four per cent. Only eight tall buildings were refused permission at the planning committee stage, the report reveals.
"The pipeline remains steady"
"This year's research confirms that tall buildings are now an established component of London's development programme," said NLA chairman Peter Murray. "In spite of the current political uncertainty the pipeline remains steady."
A visualisation shows how some of the 541 tall buildings planned for London will change the skyline. Image by VuCity
The research reveals that only 25 tall buildings completed in 2018 ? just half of the number that were scheduled to. NLA puts this down to skills shortages or problems with financial viability. Over-optimistic timelines were also to blame.
However this is still an increase on the 18 that completed in 201. Due to these pushbacks, up to 76 new tall buildings could complete in 2019, adding...