Construction crumbles this year, but high rises on the way

After all the wrangling, Qatari Diar's Project Blue Ltd has got the go-ahead to start building the first phase of its Chelsea Barracks scheme; works are due to get underway later this year.

New stats have shown there are currently 263 buildings over 20 storeys either proposed, approved or under construction within Greater London, up from 236 at the same point last year.

It sounds like things are heating up in the battle for the £600m contract to redevelop the main Battersea Power Station building.