Hawkins Brown lodges plan to more than double the density of previously consented scheme
Hawkins Brown has drafted proposals for the redevelopment of an industrial site next to east London’s Olympic Park that would deliver up to 342 new homes in four blocks of up to 18 storeys.
Unusually, the architect has created two sets of proposals for the former Marshgate Business Centre, in Stratford, to replace the second phase of a scheme by Squire & Partners which had been approved by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LDDC) in 2017 (pictured).
Work on the first phase of the development – approved to be up to 12 storeys in height – is already under way. But applicant and developer Anthology said the new proposals for the 0.81ha phase two site, which is next to part of the Bow Back Rivers water channel, would significantly increase affordable housing provision at the site.
According to documents submitted to the LLDC, the larger Hawkins Brown scheme would deliver up to 342 new homes in four buildings of up to 18 storeys, while the 16-storey variant would deliver 276 new homes. Both would provide 469m² of new commercial floorspace.
Anthology’s planning statement said the dual Hawkins Brown proposals had been “innovatively designed to optimise the mixed-use redevelopment of this sustainable site”, with the taller version of expected to deliver 57% affordable housing by unit and the 16-storey version 29% by unit. It said the consented phase-two scheme would deliver 19% affordable housing.
“In both cases, it is considered that the schemes have been sensitively designed to ensure that the proposed height is reflective of the surrounding building heights – current and as proposed in the future – and would result in a significant enhancement in the appearance of this part of the area,” the document said.
LLDC has yet to set a target decision date for the proposals.
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