Ottawa city council has given the go-ahead for two highrises on Baseline Road at Fisher Avenue despite objections that they will cast shadows affecting important research at the Central Experimental Farm.

Last week, the city’s planning and housing committee approved a rezoning to Theberge Homes to allow the construction of towers of 32 and 24 storeys at 780 Baseline Rd., near the southeast corner of the farm. A third tower of 24 storeys facing Fisher Avenue had received rezoning approval in the fall.