Frogmore submits plan for Stratford towers
Frogmore has submitted plans to the LLDC to extend its Stratford Centre, E15, the retail mall adjacent to Westfield, otherwise known as “Stratford Island”.
The EIA application proposes the demolition of two retail units, along with a vacant 15-storey office block known as Morgan House.
Frogmore, which acquired the site from Blackstone and Catalyst for £141.5m in 2017, proposes four new buildings in their place.
Frogmore has submitted plans to the LLDC to extend its Stratford Centre, E15, the retail mall adjacent to Westfield, otherwise known as “Stratford Island”.
The EIA application proposes the demolition of two retail units, along with a vacant 15-storey office block known as Morgan House.
Frogmore, which acquired the site from Blackstone and Catalyst for £141.5m in 2017, proposes four new buildings in their place.
Two residential towers of 44 and 17 storeys, providing 330 and 120 homes respectively, are proposed.
An office building of up to 10 storeys, providing 111,000 sq ft, and a 22-storey hotel with approximately 280 rooms are also planned.
In addition, around 54,000 sq ft of retail and leisure space will be provided across the four buildings at ground-floor level.
EIA planning documents reveal it is expected that the construction of the proposed development will take place over a period of approximately four years (likely to be 2019-2023).
The wider Stratford Centre and Morgan House site sit on 10.2 acres and comprise a total of 420,000 sq ft, constructed in the 1970s. The mall was extended and refurbished in 1997.
Blackstone and Catalyst Capital gained planning consent for a residential-led extension in 2015, incorporating around 500 homes, which the newer plans will supersede, if approved. The pair acquired the centre from Land Securities for £91.5m in 2010.
Frogmore declined to comment.
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