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Sadiq Khan has thrown out plans for the 1,000ft Tulip tower proposed for the City of London.

The Mayor rejected the application to construct what would be the second tallest building in Western Europe, which would feature a viewing platform with rotating pods.

The City of London had given the green light in April despite major objections from groups including Historic England and Historic Royal Palaces its impact on views of the nearby Tower of London.

Today a spokesman for Mr Khan said: “The Mayor has a number of serious concerns with this application and having studied it in detail has refused permission for a scheme that he believes would result in very limited public benefit.

“In particular, he believes that the design is of insufficient quality for such a prominent location, and that the tower would result in harm to London’s skyline and impact views of the nearby Tower of London World Heritage Site.

"The proposals would also result in an unwelcoming, poorly-designed public space at street level.”

'The Tulip' skyscraper 8 show all 'The Tulip' skyscraper 1/8 The Tulip will be the tallest skyscraper in the City of London DBOX for Foster + Partners 2/8 The 1,000 feet high concrete and glass skyscraper is set to become the City of London’s tallest tower DBOX for Foster + Partners 3/8 How the view from The Tulip could look from the inside DBOX for Foster + Partners 4/8 How The Tulip might look from above DBOX for Foster + Partners 5/8 How the view across London could look from the new skyscraper DBOX for Foster + Partners 6/8 How the London skyline would look once The Tulip is built DBOX for Foster + Partners 7/8 A CGI from inside the new skyscraper DBOX for Foster + Partners 8/8 Plans show a 12-storey glass bud on top of a 787 feet concrete shaft with eight floors of viewing platforms, bars and restaurants inside with a capacity for 1,500 people DBOX for Foster + Partners 1/8 The Tulip will be the tallest skyscraper in the City of London DBOX for Foster + Partners 2/8 The 1,000 feet high concrete and glass skyscraper is set to become the City of London’s tallest tower DBOX for Foster + Partners 3/8 How the view from The Tulip could look from the inside DBOX for Foster + Partners 4/8 How The Tulip might look from above DBOX for Foster + Partners 5/8 How the view across London could look from the new skyscraper DBOX for Foster + Partners 6/8 How the London skyline would look once The Tulip is built DBOX for Foster + Partners 7/8 A CGI from inside the new skyscraper DBOX for Foster + Partners 8/8 Plans show a 12-storey glass bud on top of a 787 feet concrete shaft with eight floors of viewing platforms, bars and restaurants inside with a capacity for 1,500 people DBOX for Foster + Partners

The skyscraper was granted planning approval on April 2 despite huge concerns about its impact on historic views of London.

In its decision the Corporation had described the Foster + Partners designed structure next the Gherkin town as “truly unique” and said it would help boost the number of people visiting the Square Mile at weekends.

It had been forecast that 1.2 million people a year would visit the Foster + Partners designed slender tower.

It was proposed that the “bud” at the top would have 12 publicly accessible storeys including a viewing platform with rotating pods, a restaurant and sky bar and an entire floor dedicated to education facilities.