Greenwich Council orders demolition of 'mutant' apartment complex

Greenwich Council has taken what it describes as an "unprecedented" step in planning enforcement, ordering that a two-block 23-storey complex of 204 build-to-rent flats be demolished after planning enforcement officers identified 26 significant deviations from the scheme's original planning permission. The Mast Quay Phase II scheme was developed by Comer Homes Group, which is also acting as landlord. Among the deviations identified included "non-accessible" accessible apartments with steps to their balconies, an unbuilt underground car park, and no roof gardens or children's play areas. Cllr Aidan Smith described the development as a "mutant development that is a blight on the landscape". The developer has 28 days to appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. 

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