East London towers approved at appeal

By Jim Dunton2018-12-13T06:00:00

Inspector overturns Tower Hamlets decision on a major proposal for second time in weeks

Proposals for a twin-towers development near Canary Wharf in east London have been given the go-ahead by a planning inspector – overturning the decision of Tower Hamlets councillors.

The 30- and 26-storey scheme, earmarked for a site at Millharbour, will deliver 319 homes and around 1,700sq m of non-residential floorspace on a 0.65ha site currently occupied by low-rise office and retail buildings.

Designed by architect 3DReid, it was created for developer Meadow Residential after earlier, taller proposals by O’Mahony Pike and Metropolitan Workshop were abandoned for viability reasons.

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