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UK: YourTRIBE has submitted proposals to Greenwich Council for 27- and 23-storey towers on a site near the Silvertown tunnel in south London.
The 27-storey tower would feature 673 student bed spaces, and the 23-storey tower 380 coliving units.
The two towers would be built on an empty patch of land between the Silvertown Tunnel entrance and a gas holder which has been marked as a site for potential redevelopment in the Greenwich local plan. YourTRIBE and Aitch Group acquired the former National Grid Site in April this year.
The site is 0.2 miles from North Greenwich Station and within walking distance of Ravensbourne University, the University of Greenwich and the Greenwich campus of Coventry University London.
Amenities in the proposals include games rooms, social lounges, study areas and a gym. Both towers also have plans for a roof terrace overlooking the Thames.
The car-free development contains four accessible car parking spaces, and 338 long stay cycle spaces in one tower and 190 in the other, as well as 36 short stay cycle spaces for visitors.
Planning documents state that the development design offers a “confident, well-ordered pair of buildings that create their own presence whilst positively contributing to the emerging character of the peninsula”.
Ravensbourne University’s vice chancellor Jon Kingsbury has voiced his approval for the project, saying Ravensbourne had been in regular contact with YourTRIBE since 2022 regarding the plans.
He said demand for student accommodation in the area is “extremely high”. He said that in 2025, 485 Ravensbourne students applied for only 188 accommodation places, something he described as a “substantial undersupply against demand”.
In a letter of support, he wrote: “The availability of affordable, high quality and well-located residential options for our students is becoming of paramount importance to us, as it is for all London higher education institutions. Student numbers are due to increase in London and without appropriate, purpose-built student housing this will both put pressure on the local housing market and reduce student satisfaction. Our view is that the proposal by YourTRIBE will benefit both the higher education sector and the local community.”
Highlights:
- YourTRIBE has submitted proposals to Greenwich Council for 27- and 23-storey towers on a site near the Silvertown tunnel in south London
- The 27-storey tower would feature 673 student bed spaces, and the 23-storey tower 380 coliving units
- YourTRIBE and Aitch Group acquired the former National Grid Site in April this year
- The site is 0.2 miles from North Greenwich Station and within walking distance of Ravensbourne University, the University of Greenwich and the Greenwich campus of Coventry University London
