London mayor rejects 305-meter skyscraper plan

Heritage campaigners are celebrating after London's mayor advised planners to reject a proposed huge addition to the already crowded skyline.

Earlier this year, the City of London Corporation approved a plan for a 305 meter-high skyscraper - known as the Tulip due to its tall, bulbous design-to be built on Bury Street in the heart of London's financial district, not far from the Tower of London.

But following a report by the London Review Panel, Mayor Sadiq Khan recommended that the proposal be rejected because of the damage it would do to the city skyline, and the relative scarcity of public benefit.