Why does Britain not have skyscrapers?

There are a few reasons: Planning laws have a lot to do with it. In London (the most logical place for them), the old planning guidance for years used to be that you could not build taller than St Paul's. St Paul's dome is pretty tall, but certainly not skyscraper tall.



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