Towers scheme is Ballymore’s second major consent in the Newham regeneration district this year

Ballymore’s plans to build almost 1,700 homes on part of the Silvertown regeneration site in Newham have been approved by councillors.

Designed by architect Allies and Morrison, the Knights Road scheme will span 5.26ha south of London City Airport in West Silvertown.

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Image of the development included in planning documents

The size of the scheme, submitted in a hybrid application, means it must now be referred to the mayor of London for second stage approval.

Newham’s consent comes four months after it approved Ballymore’s nearby Howells-designed Thames Road scheme, which is set to deliver 1,685-homes, a new primary school, more than 13,500 sqm of workspace and new riverside public realm.

For Knights Road, a total of 122,000sq m of residential floorspace is proposed in the application’s outline element alongside 12,000sq m of flexible commercial and industrial space.

The detailed part of the development includes 643 homes in three buildings ranging in height from six to 18 storeys and 2,300sq m of flexible commercial space.

Plans of the combined scheme show at least 16 buildings, many of which comprise multiple linked blocks, with the tallest rising to 22 storeys on part of the outline site.

The scheme will deliver 9.2% of homes as affordable, consisting of 153 social rent homes, with 1,239 homes to be sold privately on the market and 275 to be build-to-rent.

The project team includes landscape architect Gillespies, cost consultant Gardiner & Theobald, planning consultant Deloitte, MEP and sustainability consultant Hoare Lea and acoustic consultant Aecom, with OCSC working on structures.