JP Morgan clears final hurdle for Canary Wharf’s tallest tower

Planning application expected shortly as London City airport and bank reach agreement for 265m-high building

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JP Morgan Chase has reached agreement with London City airport to build one of Europe’s tallest office towers in the east of the capital.

The £3bn tower is poised to be the tallest in the Canary Wharf financial district, after JP Morgan, one of Wall Street’s biggest banks, secured approval from the airport.