Tower Hamlets’ strategic development committee has approved the first phase of the 2,800-home Poplar Gas Works on Leven Road, E14.
St William has proposed a 2m sq ft mixed-use development, with 35% affordable housing and 45,000 sq ft of employment space, 10% of which will be affordable.
Outline consent was approved for 2,223 homes, with full permission given for 577 homes in a 14-storey tower in the first phase.
The joint venture between Berkeley Homes and National Grid was set up in 2014 to build around 17,000 new homes.
Since its formation, St William has exchanged contracts on 15 sites, which will provide 8,830 new homes.
A number of phases of remediation and demolition works have taken place on the former gasholder site in preparation for development. The entire scheme is anticipated to be built over approximately 20 years.
The site is in the Poplar Riverside Housing Zone, which was allocated in October 2015 to deliver 6,404 homes as part of the London mayor’s Lower Lea Valley Opportunity Area.
The Draft London Plan (December 2017) introduces the Poplar Riverside Opportunity Area, which incorporates the Poplar Riverside Housing Zone and has the potential to deliver 9,000 new homes.
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