Khan calls for revised Greenwich Peninsula plans
The mayor of London has asked Knight Dragon to revise plans for its 6,000-home Greenwich Peninsula development due to concerns over co-living proposals.
Sadiq Khan said the plans to deliver up to 500 bedrooms as co-living or student bedrooms fail to provide any detail or specific provision for affordable homes.
He said the plans are therefore not compliant with the London Plan or the draft London Plan and has asked for amendments.
The mayor of London has asked Knight Dragon to revise plans for its 6,000-home Greenwich Peninsula development due to concerns over co-living proposals.
Sadiq Khan said the plans to deliver up to 500 bedrooms as co-living or student bedrooms fail to provide any detail or specific provision for affordable homes.
He said the plans are therefore not compliant with the London Plan or the draft London Plan and has asked for amendments.
Knight Dragon and L&Q’s hybrid application proposes 6,289 homes, with up to 41% affordable housing.
The outline application specifies 5.75m sq ft of residential development, comprising up to 5,813 homes and up to 270,000 sq ft (500 bedrooms) as student and/or co-living accommodation.
It also proposes 740,000 sq ft of office space, a 350-bedroom hotel and 210,000 sq ft of food and beverage premises.
Architects at Allies and Morrison designed the mixed-use development located at the southern end of Greenwich Peninsula.
Outline plans focus on a 20-acre site spanning Peninsula Central and Brickfields (plots 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 22).
Knight Dragon has revised the masterplan for Greenwich Peninsula, boosting the number of homes to 17,487, up from 15,730 in the 2015 masterplan. The increase of 1,757 homes has also seen the affordable housing provision rise to 4,880 homes across the various sites.
A stage one referral report said the Greater London Authority supports the uplift in “conventional residential uses”.
However, it adds: “Whilst the need to diversify the housing offer within the scheme is acknowledged, insufficient information has been provided on sui generis large-scale purpose-built shared living or purpose-built student accommodation for GLA officers to fully comment on the acceptability of these uses.”
The GLA said that if the developer resolves these issues then the application may become compliant with the London Plan.
For now, Greenwich Council must consult with the mayor, and after making any draft decision he will have two weeks to give a final verdict on the plans.
The plans can be viewed at the Greenwich planning portal, planning reference 19/2733/O.
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