The announcement that the government has changed stump duty, and that it may (just may!), have an impact on the house prices of London has given some hope to those people not able to get on the housing ladder in the capital, for those who still can’t afford the huge prices demanded for London property, maybe everyone can just pitch a tent on the new £175m Garden Bridge Westminster Council has just approved.


The most expensive footbridge in the world will consist of two fluted piers which will lift the promenade and will be planted with a wide range of trees, shrubs and flowers high above the Thames River.


Stretching between South Bank and Temple Station, the bridge has now received approval from both Lambeth Council and Westminster Council, the bridge aims to add a little more greenery to the city, despite it being one of the greenest cities on the planet.


According to the bridges designer it will be a place to linger: "There's this chance to stitch London together, and with something that isn't just about treating the river as an obstacle to breech," Heatherwick said.


"Instead this will be a place to linger and look at the most incredible city in the world, and be able to stay in that position without having a bus come past or a car or a lorry or a motorbike."


The bridge will need a considerable amount of maintenance and a specially created Garden Bridge Trust will be established.


The bridge is not without controversy, and it’s been announced that groups of over 8 people will need to apply for planning permission to walk over the bridge to prevent people demonstrating on it.


Now the Garden Bridge has got through the two planning processes it’s envisaged that this project will progress quickly with the bridge expected to be opened to the public in 2018.