Skyscraper plan faces rejection because it has 'too many flats for singles'

17th June 2016

Plans from developer Make for one of the tallest residential skyscrapers in London are set to be rejected because the building is overwhelmingly aimed at singles. Aman Dalvi, Tower Hamlets Council’s director of development and renewal, said the emphasis on small flats at 225 Marsh Wall, on the Isle of Dogs, did not “provide adequate family accommodation”. The proposal is for 414 residential units, with 326 for private sale and 88 affordable units. The final decision will be taken by Mayor Sadiq Khan, who has the power to overrule the council. Former mayor Boris Johnson was known to support the proposals.

Evening Standard (14/06/2016)