Decision delayed on City's tallest skyscraper dubbed the Trellis

A planning decision on the fate of the City’s tallest skyscraper dubbed the Trellis has been delayed, the City of London Corporation said.

Singapore-based developer Aroland Holdings had hoped for a verdict next week on its proposals to build a 73-storey office building at 1 Undershaft.

The building, featuring a design resembling a garden lattice, would replace the Aviva Tower, which was damaged by an IRA bomb in 1992.

At 309.6 metres, the skyscraper would be almost as high as the Shard.

But Aroland will have to wait until at least September to hear if the project can go ahead.

A spokesman for the City’s council said: “There are still a number of detailed matters being discussed.”

Proposals for the building were unveiled in December 2015. It is the latest in a line of new towers, with 119 buildings of 20 storeys or higher proposed for London in the 12 months to March.