Hotel tower rethink after Boris intervenes

By and Marguerite Lazell Marguerite Lazell Marguerite Lazell2008-10-24T00:00:00

The new tower stands behind the listed hospital building.

A proposed 16-storey hotel scheme by Hamiltons on London’s South Bank is likely to be sent back to the drawing board after mayor Boris Johnson went against his own planning officers’ advice to criticise the project.

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