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City’s Walkie - Talkie rescue: Corporation intervenes to protect tower from rights-of-light litigation

By 06 May 2011

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The City of London is preparing to use extraordinary planning powers to enable Land Securities and Canary Wharf Group’s 20 Fenchurch Street development to go ahead. The corporation will vote next Wednesday on whether to give the “Walkie-Talkie” immunity from rights-of-light claims that could halt development.

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