Dragon roars as permission granted for Greenwich scheme

20th November 2015

London Mayor Boris Johnson has given the green light to an £8.4bn, 12,700-home development on the Greenwich peninsula. Developer Knight Dragon is to build a number of high-rise towers, with smaller buildings to host shops, schools, and other community facilities, all surrounding a narrow “Central Park” area, designed by architects Allies & Morrison. A specially laid-on ferry has also been mooted, to carry commuters back and forth from the Canary Wharf financial district.

Already, work has begun on the first 2,822 homes, although the entire scheme could take 15 to 20 years to complete.

Financial Times (20/11/2015)