Developer loses bid to add seven storeys to Marsh Wall resi scheme

East London councillors rejected the application to extend 225 Marsh Wall, following advice from Tower Hamlets Council's planning committee that the height of the new building would be “detrimental to the townscape and Canary Wharf skyline”. The 49-storey tower, designed by Make Architects, is already under construction, but earlier this year developer DDU, a subsidiary of Scott Brownrigg, applied to increase its height by 22m up to 56 storeys. The council’s report on the decision added that the provision of affordable housing was “not sufficient to warrant a departure” from policies for managing height within a Tall Building Zone.

Property Week (28/07/2022)