WW F1 Student Development Company’s 46-storey, 912-bed purpose-built student accommodation scheme in Wood Wharf looks set go ahead after a split vote led the deferral of a decision.
The plans for the site at 7 Brannan Street, E14, had been recommended for approval in a meeting earlier this month, but it was decided in a subsequent meeting, after members were divided on the issue, that a site visit was necessary to determine whether the introduction of so many students into the area would significantly affect the social cohesion of the community.
Tower Hamlets Council’s strategic development committee will make a final decision on Monday.
If approved, planning officers said the Glenn Howells Architects-designed project would represent a “high-quality, sustainable development which would contribute significantly to the borough’s aims of delivering managed growth and sharing the benefits of that growth”.
DP9 is advising on planning.
Image © Glenn Howells Architects
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