Council approves 900-home mixed-use scheme near Blackwall Tunnel

A 900-home mixed-use scheme near the Blackwall Tunnel has been approved by Tower Hamlets Council. Developer Hadley Property Group will build five separate buildings of between nine and 39 storeys on the Docklands site, with 35 per cent of the houses on the 1.9-hectare site due to be affordable. Known as Blackwall Yard, the development will also include a new primary school, a local community hub, and almost 2,000 square metres of commercial space. Glenn Howells is the main architect on the brownfield site, alongside Panter Hudspith, White Arkitekter and LDA Design. An outdoor swimming pool or pond and new public square are also included in the plan. The application will now go to mayor of London Sadiq Khan for final approval. The Blackwall Yard project is the latest large residential scheme to be approved in the capital. Last week, Harrow Council green-lit Wates Residential’s £690m project to develop 1,500 homes across the Wealdstone area. Four in 10 of the new homes will be affordable. Days before, Ilke Homes, Impact Modular and TopHat were named on a £600m framework to develop modular homes in the UK for the National Housing Federation.

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