Proposals given thumbs up by GLA yesterday

A view of the high line facing Principal Place

A view of the High Line-style park in the revised proposals

Campaigners are up in arms that Bishopsgate Goodsyard has been suggested for approval by the Greater London Authority.

Artist and Just Space member told ǿմý Design that the 500-home proposals for a site bordering the City of London and Shoreditch are “fundamentally wrong”.

She said the mixed-use proposals, which include a 142m tower, will overshadow and “completely dominate the area” if given the final sign off by London mayor Sadiq Khan at a planning committee next Thursday.

The scheme, masterplanned by Faulkner Browns and featuring elements designed by Eric Parry, Buckley Grey Yeoman, Chris Dyson and Spacehub, has had a troubled planning history.

First lodged for planning six years ago with PLP at the helm, it has stirred up significant controversy and was called in by Boris