Approval given for £1bn development on Isle of Dogs

Media tycoon Richard Desmond has been given the green light to build a huge £1bn regeneration project on the Isle of Dogs after Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick intervened. Mr Jenrick has overruled a planning inspector and granted permission for a revamp of the sprawling 15-acre Docklands site, commenting that the housing and employment benefits from the scheme outweighed the potential harm done to the significance of nearby heritage sites such as views of the Old Royal Naval College. The Westferry Printworks development next to Millwall Harbour will consist of more than 1,500 flats as well as restaurants and flexible workspaces.

The Daily Telegraph (15/01/20)   The Times (15/01/20