Public inquiry into 29-storey South London tower block begins

Public inquiry into 29-storey South London tower block begins

A petition opposing the plans previously gained more than 5,000 signatures and support from celebrities including Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton

Public inquiry into controversial 29-storey tower by Battersea Bridge begins

A 29-storey tower proposed for the bottom of Battersea Bridge is nearly five times the height deemed suitable for the area, the local council has told a public inquiry. Wandsworth Council outlined its case at the opening of a much-anticipated public inquiry into developer Rockwell’s plans to build a looming 110-home tower on Battersea Bridge Road, by the River Thames, which the authority rejected last year. Rockwell appealed to the Planning Insp…