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Communities secretary Eric Pickles has given the green light to Squire & Partners鈥� controversial 拢1.2bn Shell Centre scheme.

Work is now expected to start immediately on the project, which includes towers by KPF, Grid, Stanton Williams, Patel Taylor and Squire & Partners.

The scheme is being developed by Canary Wharf Group in a joint venture with Qatari Diar and will be built by Canary Wharf Contractors.

Pickles said he was 鈥渟atisfied the proposed development, in layout, scale and form, is appropriate in context, particularly in the context of its proximity to Waterloo Station鈥�.

He added that it 鈥渃onstitutes high quality and therefore good design鈥� and 鈥渨ould cause no harm to any heritage asset鈥�.

The controversial scheme won planning in May 2013 but the minister called it in last September, delaying work which had been due to start before Christmas 2013 and be completed in 2019.

His reasons for calling it in included concerns about its design and its impact on the Westminster World Heritage Site across the river.

Squire鈥檚 plans feature six towers rising to 37 storeys. As well as nearly 800 new homes, the scheme will include close to 80,000sq m of office space as well as 8,000sq m of retail.

The site is being developed by the Braeburn Estates, a joint venture between Canary Wharf Group and Qatari Diar, which bought it for a reported 拢300 million.

Sir George Iacobescu, Canary Wharf Group chairman and chief executive, said: 鈥淭he project will deliver many significant local benefits with new jobs and employment programmes, hundreds of new homes including much needed affordable housing, together with new open spaces and a park.

鈥淲e feel privileged to have this opportunity to play a role in regenerating this popular but somewhat neglected area of London. We will continue to work closely with local stakeholders to ensure our move into the construction phase is as considerate as possible to the local community.鈥�

 Qatari Diar Group鈥檚 chief executive Khaled Al Sayed, said the priority was now to 鈥済et this construction project moving, so that businesses, residents and visitors to the local area start to reap the benefits of this fantastic scheme as soon as possible鈥�.