Tower Hamlets’ planning committee has pushed back proposals by Hong Kong investor Gaw Capital and developer City & Docklands for a residential tower at 4 & 5 Harbour Exchange, E14, asking for more affordable homes.
Five members of the committee voted in favour of deferral and one voted against deferring a decision on the scheme.
Amin Rahman, chair of the strategic development committee at Tower Hamlets, said: “Application will now stand deferred pending further negotiations on the provision of affordable family housing.
“I can’t promise at this stage exactly when that will come back to the committee, but we will obviously bring that back.”
This is the second time the decision has been deferred. The committee requested a site visit in July, and four members of the committee toured the site last week.
The scheme, which was twice recommended for approval by the planning officer, would replace two existing office buildings with a 52-storey tower featuring 450 flats, 120 of which would be classified as affordable.
It would also feature 1,335 sq ft of retail space, 3,060 sq ft for community uses, 5,770 sq ft of creative space and 27,860 sq ft for amenity uses.
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