‘Unacceptable’ plans for Bishopsgate Goodsyard hit setback
Boris Johnson’s own planning officers recommend that he reject the controversial scheme
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Bishopsgate Goodsyard decision looms as hearing date finally set
Knocking up 38 and 46 storey tower blocks would ruin Shoreditch and Spitalfields for generations, campaigners warn
Developers accused of ‘daylight robbery’ in Bishopsgate Goodsyard row
‘No other proposed development has been predicted to have such a large effect on so many dwellings,’ finds independent study
Bishopsgate Goodsyard decision delayed amid ‘overshadowing’ concerns
Report into how much sunlight the development would block out ‘misleading’, says independent expert
Goodsyard developers’ £25k fund branded a ‘kick in the teeth’ for residents
Campaigners blasted the community fund as ‘shameful’ and ‘a patent bribe’
What are the alternatives to ‘boring’ Bishopsgate Goodsyard scheme?
Hackney Mayor Jules Pipe and East London residents outline their own proposals for £800 million project
Mayor Jules Pipe condemns ‘obscene’ Bishopsgate Goodsyard proposals
Plans lack enough affordable housing for Tech City workers, says mayor
Bishopsgate Goodsyard: Hackney and Tower Hamlets mayors in joint bid to halt scheme
Jules Pipe and John Biggs to make case against construction of ‘massive tower blocks’ at public debate
Plans for two residential towers in Shoreditch get go-ahead
One Crown Place scheme for residential towers with 247 luxury flats approved by Hackney Council
Campaigners slam revised Bishopsgate Goodsyard plans as ‘disappointing’
Storeys shaved off towers and brick replaces glass but campaigners say changes are merely ‘cosmetic’
Bishopsgate Goodsyard: document used to justify lack of affordable housing revealed
Public ‘in the dark’ as document containing vital calculations heavily redacted
What a difference a year makes – a look back at 2014
2014 saw skyscrapers planned for Shoreditch, Hoxton residents fighting back against investors, glyphosate scandals and ‘peak gentrification’
‘Biggest thing in the area since the Plague’: Goodsyard consultation opens
Campaign More Light More Power urges residents and local businesses to ‘get involved’ in planning consultation
Campaign launches against ‘Hong Kong style’ Shoreditch skyscrapers
Developers Hammerson and Ballymore say the scheme will ‘breathe life’ into heritage buildings on the Bishopsgate site