Square Mile’s tallest tower dubbed the “Trellis” set for thumbs-up

The City’s tallest tower — known as the “Trellis” — is set to get the go-ahead after planning officers gave the thumbs-up to the scheme.

Council papers show that the building, formally 1 Undershaft, has been recommended for approval and the decision is likely to get formal rubber-stamping from the City of London Corporation’s planning and transportation committee next week.

The Trellis will occupy the site of what is now the Aviva Tower in the City’s cluster of tall buildings, near the “Gherkin” at 30 St Mary Axe and Tower 42, as well as the under-construction Scalpel.

Last month the backers of the Trellis, Singaporean property company Aroland, cut 4.7 metres from the height of the tower to 304.9 metres, just below the height at which buildings are considered a danger to planes on the approach route to City Airport.

The tower is highest in the Square Mile although five metres shorter than the Shard at London Bridge, which is the tallest building in Europe.