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The number of planning applications and construction starts on tall buildings in London plummeted last year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, an industry survey has revealed. New London Architecture’s Annual Tall Buildings Survey found that 24 tall buildings, classed as 20 storeys or above, commenced construction in 2020, compared with 44 in 2019, as lockdowns and uncertainty affected work on site. The total pipeline of buildings in planning and construction currently stands at 587 tall buildings, up 7.9% from 544 in 2019, while planning permissions for new tall buildings in London were 10.8% higher in 2020 compared with 2019. The survey identified Tower Hamlets as a tall building hotspot, with Greenwich also seeing a significant increase. |