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A huge £1billion scheme for three tower blocks, including more than 400 homes, near Blackfriars Bridge has been approved despite neighbours' concerns.
A 195m office block and two residential towers - 155m and 95m tall - will go ahead despite protests that it will harm views from St James's Park and the Foreign Office.
The scheme for 18 Blackfriars Road will see the tower be taller than the nearby distinctive landmark 1 Blackfriars Road, informally known as The Vase or The Boomerang, which stands at 163m.
Southwark Council approved the plan on Monday, creating 433 new homes which will be 'fossil fuel free, 100 per cent electric and Net Zero Carbon in operation'.
Of these, 40.5 per cent will be affordable housing, and generate £11m in social housing funding.
Plans for 18 Blackfriars Road will see it tower above landmark The Boomerang. Pictured is the London Skyline as it stands, and how it may look with the new towers
A view of what the new development could look like as part of the London skyline
The controversial proposals have come under fire from Westminster City Council.
It lodged a formal objection, saying the new towers will 'significantly'
