Foster + Partners' hugely controversial Tulip tourist tower has been denied planning consent by Sadiq Khan - effectively blocking the permission-in-principle given to the proposals by the City of London three months ago. Members of the City's planning and transportation committee voted by more than two-to-one in favour of the 30Sm-tall scheme (pictured) at a packed meeting in early April, despite strongly-worded concerns from heritage watchdog Historic England and Tower of London manager Historic Royal Palaces. But the mayor of London has authority to overrule borough-level decisions on certain categories of major project and at the start of the week Khan did just that, directing the City to turn its resolution to approve into a refusal.
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