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UK: Real estate developer Regal has received a resolution to grant permission for its residential-led Orchard Wharf scheme in Tower Hamlets, London.
The project will deliver 208 affordable homes, 1,365 purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) rooms, more than 7,400 square metres of public open space.
The scheme will also include a revitalised working wharf featuring 7,524 square metres of logistics space.
Steve Harrington, Regal’s planning director, said: “We are delighted that Orchard Wharf has secured planning committee approval. This is an important step towards delivering new affordable homes and high quality student accommodation in Tower Hamlets while ensuring the long-term future of the wharf as a sustainable logistics hub. Orchard Wharf exemplifies our commitment to creating places that balance housing need, economic opportunity and community benefit.”
William Poole, partner at Howells, which worked on the design of the scheme, said: “We are delighted to have secured this hugely significant consent on behalf of Regal. The committee’s decision marks a step change in London’s evolution towards more climate resilient infrastructure solutions.”
“It has also enabled the delivery of more than 1,500 homes in this riverside location, prioritising high-quality affordable housing on the prime part of the site – along with rooftop residents’ gardens that will be hard to match anywhere in London. We thoroughly enjoyed the design challenge presented by this extraordinary co-location project, and we are proud to have reached this point as part of a talented and determined team,” he added.
Highlights:
- Regal has secured planning approval for Orchard Wharf in Tower Hamlets.
- The scheme to deliver 208 affordable homes and 1,365 student rooms (PBSA).
- The project includes more than 7,400 square metres of public open space.
- The project balances housing, student living, and a working wharf.
