London's skyline could soon be the home of a sleek new tower and the highest living space in the country. Developer Beetham Organisation and Manchester based architect Ian Simpson have proposed a 225 metre (738 foot) tower at a site on the south end of Blackfriars Bridge. The 70 storey development will have the profile of an aeroplane wing and will rise higher than the Swiss Re "Gherkin" skyscraper. A public gallery is planned for the top floor with accommodation ranging from expensive penhouse suites and a six star hotel to affordable housing. The skyscraper would be one of several planned for the area between the Tate Modern and the South Bank Centre and would hope to attract people that want to live near the city. But Southwark planners are running late in publishing a tall buildings strategy which is likely to be questioned by English Heritage (EH). EH fear the impact of the towers on London's skyline. Its head or advice for London, Paddy Pugh, said: "We have seen this pressure for years now and it's a shame these policies are not in place."